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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

I.-A fine of 100,000 euros shall be imposed on :1° Any direct or indirect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-4

…oduced as it appears in the ESIS. The information in square brackets is replaced by the corresponding information. The creditor or, where applicable, the credit intermediary will find instructions on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 221-3

…ths have elapsed since the accused person was remanded in custody, when such custody is still in progress and the notice of the end of the investigation provided for by Article 175 has not been issued…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
17° : Tax credit granted for sums paid for the employment of an employee in the home, to an approved association or to an approved body with the same purpose

Article 199 sexdecies

1. Where they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-19

I.-The group solvency of the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 is calculated on the basis of consolidated data. The group solvency is equal to the difference between t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-2

…2° of I of article A. 132-4-1 also includes the indication that the interest rate is likely to change over the years, and that the mathematical provision may therefore vary upwards or downwards in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to sociétés en commandite par actions (partnerships limited by shares)

Article R22-10-40

I.-The remuneration policy referred to in I of article L. 22-10-76 includes the following information, relating to the executive manager or managers as a whole: 1° The way in which it respects the com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article R3232-1-2

I. - The technical assistance made available by the department consists of helping the municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article R. 3232-1 in:1° Identifying the players and skills…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

The professional practice standard relating to the assessment of accounting estimates, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE STANDARD RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

…qual to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of long-term capital gains is subject to separate taxation at the rate of 15%.The net profit determined pu…

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