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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

…ions of articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under the conditions provided for in article L. 823-9, their consolidated accounts are con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-28

…he company's social policy, working conditions and employment provided for in 3° of Article L. 2312-17 also covers the company's social balance sheet when the company has at least three hundred employ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-26

The offences provided for by articles 222-34 to 222-40 of the Penal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by article 450-1 of the same code when its purp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 octies

…the rate of 2.10% on deliveries of magistral preparations, officinal medicines, medicines or pharmaceutical products defined in article L. 5121-8 of the Public Health Code, which meet the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-28

I. - A general purpose investment fund may not grant loans or act as guarantor on behalf of third parties. It may, however, acquire financial instruments referred to in article L. 214-24-55 which are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R744-13

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 214-187, R. 214-190 and R. 214-191n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-192n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-193, R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
2. Pregnant women

Article R1112-28

If, in order to safeguard the secrecy of the pregnancy or birth, the person concerned requests the benefit of the secrecy of the admission, under the conditions provided for by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Derogations relating to direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-65

For direct grants awarded in 2023 in application of article 221-14, the ceiling on the total amount of grants awarded to a single distribution company, mentioned in article 221-15, is raised to €237,0…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Use of medical, odontological and pharmaceutical staff for temporary work assignments in public health establishments

Article R6146-26

The daily ceiling referred to in article L. 6146-3 of the expenses likely to be incurred by a public health establishment in respect of a temporary work assignment for a doctor, odontologist or pharma…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…for the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on products in the gas oil, petrol and jet fuel tax categories are liable for an ince…

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