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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…icles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…siness investment contributing to regional development and employment under conditions laid down by decree;8° Participation in the capital of existing or future private equity companies, inter-regiona…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…g care; 15° Health education; 16° Providing lockers for the personal belongings of homeless people; 17° Recovery of used equipment and treatment of septic waste; 18° Installing distributors of prevent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…3° By the Bar Council of the Bar with which the lawyers are registered, in accordance with Article 17 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain legal professions. It may be assisted in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72

…d in article L. 5121-12 or the therapeutic use and data collection protocol. Where applicable, this decision is taken after receiving the assent of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et de…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…taken, at the first meeting or session of their assembly following the call for funds, a resolution deciding to make the requested payment and setting the financial resources intended to meet it; late…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…r critical thinking, competence, objectivity, integrity and independence, in order to make informed decisions. Analysis to be carried out by the statutory auditor considering carrying out an engagemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

…ve not opted for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended, are liable for corporation tax, regardless of their pur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…basis of Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-3 of the Internal Security Code, V ofArticle 34 of Act no. 2017-257 of 28 February 2017 on the status of Paris and metropolitan planning and their legal represen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…State;3° Or on the initiative of the departmental commission(s) for inter-communal cooperation.The decree establishing the proposed perimeter lists the public establishments for inter-municipal coope…

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