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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…ur and Employment or the authority which replaces him pursuant to articles R. 8111-8 and R. 4462-29 may, by decision taken after consulting the weapons inspector for powders and explosives, grant, for…

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

Article 244 quater O

…rsuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit equal to 10% of the sum of:1° Salaries and social charges relating to…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…mply with the obligation to notify messages on the status of containers, as provided for in Article 18a of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-39

…ully paid up unless the unpaid shares have been reserved for employees pursuant to articles L. 3332-18 à L. 3332-24 of the French Labour Code, and unless it is made with a view to the allocation to em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retail distribution.

Article L5424-2

…ng, operating or transferring a pharmacy without holding the licence referred to in article L. 5125-18 or despite the suspension or withdrawal of such licence;2° Transferring a licence independently o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Direct marketing of banking and financial services.

Article D341-2

…anctions provided for in 4 and 5 of article L. 613-21 of this Code or in 3° to 5° of article L. 310-18 of the Code des Assurances.The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article must prod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-205

I. - Articles R. 214-32-18 to R. 214-32-21, article R. 214-32-27, I of article R. 214-32-28 and articles R. 214-32-29, R. 214-32-32 to R. 214-32-36, R. 214-32-38 to R. 214-32-42, R. 214-36, R. 214-39…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-30-3

…ned in paragraph 1 of Article 2 of the Annex to European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003, defined on the basis of their annual turnover: a) For the portion of their deposits eligib…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…96-142 of 21 February 1996L. 2121-15ordinance no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021L. 2121-16 to L. 2121-18law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2121-19 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-20 law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quatervicies

…pril 2001 relating to the Mutual Code and transposing Council Directives 92/49/EEC and 92/96/EEC of 18 June and 10 November 1992, for their collective operations referred to in article L. 222-1 of the…

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