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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 T

The tax credit defined in article 220 sexdecies is deducted from the corporation tax due by the company for the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 220 sexdecie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Simplified extradition procedure

Article 696-25

…ition purposes addressed to France by a State party to the Third Additional Protocol of 10 November 2010 to the European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-2

I. - In addition to providing the payment services mentioned in II of article L. 314-1, payment institutions may provide related services, such as book-entry foreign exchange services, custody service…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Judicial interim relief.

Article L4732-2

…cedure provided for in this article applies without prejudice to that provided for in article L. 4732-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2

…incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, on the manufacturer or, wher…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

…of the meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered office. It shall be listed and initialled, either by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-21

…he syndicat is carried out under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 5211-41.II. - The communauté de communes is also substituted, for the competences that it exercises o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-21

…sent to him by the President of the Executive Council under the conditions laid down in article L. 7225-3, as well as projects on which the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Coun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Decisions and appeals

Article R824-20

…justified the initiation of sanction proceedings to the General Rapporteur pursuant to Article L. 824-4. When the person being prosecuted is entered on the roll of the Ordre des experts-comptables, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-22

The midwives provide couples with the information and support they need at every stage of the medically assisted reproduction procedure, in conjunction with the centre's doctors.Before and during the…

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