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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-6

The following may be recipients of information and personal data recorded in the national file of persons prohibited from managing: 1° Pursuant to 3° of Article L. 128-2 :a) Judicial police officers o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery

Article R4311-5

The design and construction obligations for placing machinery on the market do not apply to the following products: 1° Products which, although meeting the definition of machinery, are subject, exclus…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies A

I. - 1. Companies meeting the conditions set out in Article 44 sexies-0 A are exempt from income tax or corporation tax on profits made in respect of the first profitable financial year or tax period,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

1. With regard to woods, oseraies, alder groves and willow groves located in France, the taxable agricultural profit from the felling of woodland is set at a sum equal to the income used as the basis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

The Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections nosocomiales (National Office for Compensation for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and No…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-4

The Board of Directors comprises twenty-nine members, distributed as follows:1° Three ex officio members:a) The Director of Sports or his representative ;b) The President of the French National Olympi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article A421-2

I.-The Mayotte Sports Funding Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Mayotte or his representative; b) The Rector of Mayotte or h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article A422-1

I.-The Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or his representa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Provisions applicable to French Guiana

Article A429-2

I.-The conference of funding bodies for sport in French Guyana is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The Prefect of French Guyana or his representative; b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-19

The categories of active services of the national police within which officers and agents of the judicial police perform their usual duties and whose jurisdiction is exercised within the remit of one…

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