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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-247

…inter vivos or the contribution to a company of the assigned assets provided for in article L. 526-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…f and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

…cation establishments;c bis) Consular higher education establishments mentioned in l'article L. 711-17 of the Commercial Code for their initial and continuing vocational training and research activiti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…ticles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 and L. 232-17, as well as the breaches mentioned in Article L. 232-9-3;4° Where at least two athletes from the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…uction ;f) for housing located in France, acquired new or in a future state of completion between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998 and at the taxpayer's request, a depreciation deduction equal to 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30-2

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6211-1

…ay only include the parts that are necessary for them.The procedures referred to in Article L. 6211-17 are described in a single manual. The copies of this manual made available to healthcare professi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…businesses, within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…ich are carried out within the European Union.V. - With the exception of Articles L. 133-16, L. 133-17, L. 133-41 and L. 133-44, the provisions of this chapter do not apply to services provided by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-22

…er the conditions defined in II of article L. 1142-1, in article L. 1142-1-1 and in article L. 1142-17, for damage caused by the occurrence of a medical accident, an iatrogenic condition or a nosocomi…

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