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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Candidatures and pre-election procedures.

Article R723-6

Applications for the office of judge of a commercial court are declared to the prefect. No person may be a candidate for several commercial courts at the same time. Declarations of candidacy are admis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…these companies, on the occasion of the issue of shares intended exclusively for their employees ; 18° a) Sums paid by the company under savings plans set up in accordance with the provisions of Titl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…benefit of the tax credit is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-22

…s obligations under Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…y the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014. The competent authority for carrying out the assessment of Part I of the assessment repo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-5 (art. A212-192-5)

…y test is carried out in accordance with the provisions of a of II of appendix V of thedecree of 26 April 2013, relating to the specific training for the national Nordic cross-country ski instructor d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 300

…department responsible for the taxpayer's registered office or main establishment, no later than 25 April of the year following the year during which the tax became payable. II.-The tax is paid under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…department responsible for the taxpayer's registered office or main establishment, no later than 25 April of the year following the year in which the contribution became due.B.-The contribution is pai…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-10-2

…abuse as defined by Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Europe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-2

…ent concomitant with the social security contributions paid in respect of the period of activity in April of the year following the year in respect of which it is due. A decree sets the list of inform…

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