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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

…d i and j of 1 bis of I of article 885-0 V bis of the General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017. The conditions set out in the penultimate paragraph of 1 and in c, e, f and i of 1 bis of I of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of objects protected by a neighbouring right by providers of online content sharing services

Article L219-2

…dual users or to the processing of personal data except where this is in compliance with Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties and Regulation (EU) 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-22

…and II.When the competences of an urban community are extended, in accordance with Article L. 5211-17, to competences previously delegated by all or some of the communes that make it up to one or mor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-23

…hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-2

…the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-2

…the exception of 7° and 12° of A, B of I and IIILaw 2021-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-2

…f expenditure incurred in the exercise of their powers on the assets referred to in Article L. 1424-17.By way of derogation, local authorities and their groupings benefit from allocations from the Val…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-8

…cation of I of the present article. IV -Any person who contravenes the provisions of article L. 232-17 shall be subject to a new suspension measure as mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 232-23. The ne…

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