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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

…ssionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, which transmit them annually, either by secure electronic communication or by any other appropri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-1

…R. 634-17 of the Education Code respectively for the study of medicine and odontology and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B bis

…s of this article apply to the determination of income for financial years commencing on or after 1 January 1992.Securities acquired during a previous financial year are deemed, for the calculation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…ecurities received in the cases provided for in II of article 92 B in the version in force before 1 January 2000, in the third and fifth paragraphs of article 150 A bis in force before the date of pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…ons and any European regulations amending them or adopted for their application:-Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002, as amended, laying down t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…cle 1635 quater A. However: 1° For the application of this II to planning permissions issued from 1 January 2017, the Lyon metropolitan authority is substituted for the Rhône département within the sc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Obtaining a residence permit

Article L433-7

…long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-17.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

…Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27 of the French Commercial Code. Undertakings which, although not requ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 octies

…defined in article L. 5121-8 of the Public Health Code, which meet the conditions of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code or which are approved under the conditions provided for in articles L…

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