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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 quater A

…he purpose of purchasing all or part of the capital of a company, under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a tax credit.For each financial year, the tax credit is equal to a percentage o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27-1

…ory authority concerned in another Member State communicates to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution a recovery plan for a subsidiary with its head office in that Member State under co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-28

The provisions of articles 49, 50 and 52 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 sont applicables aux cessions et transmissions de parts sociales et à leur publicité.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Legitimate possession and lawful obtaining of a business secret

Article L151-2

A legitimate holder of a business secret is one who lawfully has control of it.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 88-2

…e investigating judge has refused to order the requested expert opinion. The additional deposit is returned if the second paragraph of article 800-1 is not applied.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Additional work, supplies or services which have become necessary

Article R2194-2

The contract may be amended when, subject to the limit set out in article R. 2194-3, additional works, supplies or services, whatever their amount, have become necessary and were not included in the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-20

…icable, from the patient's attending doctor or the doctor who referred the patient to the doctor, whether the advance directives exist and where they should be kept.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-22

Authorisation to set up on the market of national interest is given by its manager. It is preceded by appropriate publicity. It may be: 1° Either an authorisation to occupy exclusively a developed sit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-24

The holder of an exclusive occupation permit may, when he has been operating on the market for at least three years, present to the manager a successor who will be subrogated to his rights and obligat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: General organisation of markets of national interest

Article R761-23

…subject to the payment, by the applicant, of a right of first accession fixed under the conditions set out in article L. 761-3. Without prejudice to the application of article R. 761-24, the holder of…

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