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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-8

…cable to health establishments. However, when the activity carried out comes under 1° of article L. 162-22 of the Social Security Code, article 33 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2004 (no. 2003…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-1

…ic budget and accounting management, if no express decision has been notified within one month of 1 December, the initial budget is deemed to have been approved. III. - The amending budget or budgets…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-223

…rvision; 6° For each legal unit, the category of business, as defined by Decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December 2008 on the criteria for determining the category to which a business belongs for the purpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-6

…alculation method as set out in Article 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013 of 19 December 2012 ;b) The fund rules or articles of association shall define the conditions under which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Application to vary a marketing authorisation requiring an assessment

Article D5141-56

…ursuant to Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC are set as follows…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…cy of economic life and public procedures, as it stood prior to the entry into force of Order no. 2016-65 of 29 January 2016 relating to concession contracts ;2° A public works concession contract, as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…re;4° The costs incurred in the course of proceedings before the commission provided for in Article 16-2;5° The costs incurred in carrying out the investigative measures provided for in article L. 332…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…n deductible from taxable income for financial years ending on or after 1 January 1997 and until 31 December 2023, with a view to meeting the following expenses:a) Acquisition of equipment, furniture,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article Annexe art. A220-3

…eInsurance Code and holding the authorisation provided for in Article 1 of Decree no. 61-1404 of 13 December 1961 amending Article 6 of the Decree of 30 December 1953 relating to secondary public tran…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references…

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