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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…diately.II.-I applies to buildings whose sale to a leasing company is carried out between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2023 and is preceded by a financing agreement accepted by the lessee as of 28 Septe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-73

…he partners themselves, or from among the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers.No one may be appointed l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-6

…icles L. 1130-1 to L. 1130-6 shall apply in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021;2° Articles L. 1131-1, L. 1131-1-1, L. 1131-1-2, L. 1131-1-3, L. 1131-2-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Vaccination skills of pharmacy students in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Article R6153-91-2

…of 11 May 2020 extending the state of health emergency and supplementing its provisions or Law no. 2021-689 of 31 May 2021 relating to the management of the end of health crises.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-46

…the automatic account of production companies for commercial representation in cinemas for the year 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in their account for the years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-14

…and L. 1418-4 are applicable in Polynesia and New Caledonia, in the wording resulting from Act No. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

…modernisation of our healthcare system;3° Article L. 2212-4 ; 4° Chapter III, as amended by Act no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021;5° Articles L. 2212-1 and L. 2212-5, as amended by Law no. 2022-295 of 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…ticles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136-1 is applicable in its wording resulting from decree no. 2021-1369 of 20 October 2021;2° The provisions of Book II;3° The provisions of Book III with the exc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions relating to financial assistance for the promotion of audiovisual works abroad

Article 915-3

…application of articles 915-1 and 915-2 is not taken into account for the determination in 2020 and 2021 of the total amount of financial aid allocated for the promotion abroad of audiovisual works me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-1

I.-For the application of III and IV of Article L. 2336-2 and I of article L. 2336-5, the logarithmic coefficient varies according to the population determined in application of

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