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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-17

The provisions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

…rliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014 and No 2022/858 of 30 May 202…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-23

…to which he belongs and register his diploma, under the conditions provided for in article L. 4221-16 for pharmacists or under the conditions provided for in article L. 241-1 of the rural and maritim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capital or capital increases of companies defined in Article 238 bis H…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Directory of notaries, bailiffs, court clerks, secretaries, auctioneers, commercial brokers, insurance brokers and other intermediaries

Article 867

…minutes as well as the minutes mentioned in 6° of 2 of Article 635, in the version applicable on 31 December 2019, which are not subject to a proportional or progressive duty ;4° Secretaries, the acts…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

…agraph 1 of Article 10 of Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification and status of third-country nationals or stateless…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

…efit from the protection provided for in I and III of Article 10-1 and Articles 12 to 13-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal dissemination of inventions

Article L612-22-1

…opean patent with unitary effect in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012; 2° Of the mention of a derogation pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 83 of the Agreem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ac: Record-keeping

Article 286 quinquies

…ilable to the administration, at its request, by electronic means. It is kept for ten years from 31 December of the year in which the operation was carried out.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

…L. 1421-2-1, L. 1421-3 and L. 1427-1, in the version resulting from Ordinance No. 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and financial penalties relating to health products a…

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