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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe X

…ntified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Proceedings before Disciplinary Boards

Article R4443-4

I.-Articles R. 4234-7 to R. 4234-17 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-2

…pliance with the essential health and safety requirements defined in articles R. 5221-15 to R. 5221-17; 3° Operations other than transfer, import and export carried out by establishments receiving bio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-1

…5721-2, a mixed syndicate covered by Title II of Book VII of Part Five may join, until 31 December 2021, another mixed syndicate exercising, by transfer or delegation, all or some of the competences…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 ter

…19 on the finances for 2020 and the amount mentioned in 1 of B of III of Article 29 of Law No. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on the finances for 2021 may not exceed a ceiling set at €20 per inhabitant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157

…e with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies govern…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater B

…o, small and medium-sized enterprises given in 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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…matographic or audiovisual works, adopted on the basis of 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 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 Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…medium-sized enterprise within the meaning 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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