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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 quinquies A

…er deduction of the amounts mentioned in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 612-18 of the same code;2° After integration of the amounts mentioned in the fifth paragraph of Article L. 612-18 of the afo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter

…empt income and interest referred to in 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater, 9° bis and 9° quater of article 157 ;2° (Not applicable);3° (Repealed);4° Income from holdings distributed by a company that is a member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-2

…to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions, or establishing a medical diagnosis;2° The excipient(s). An excipient is any component of a medicinal product other than an active subst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: French regulated markets

Article R764-2

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Complaints by electronic means

Article D8-2-2

…igade of his or her choice to lodge a complaint, in accordance with the provisions of article 15-3; 2° That the filing of an online complaint does not prevent the complainant from asking to be heard b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Withdrawal of approval

Article R1253-27

…reasoned decision: 1° Where the legal provisions relating to employer groups are not complied with; 2° Where the stipulations of the collective agreement chosen are not complied with; 3° Where the gro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation

Article D2353-2

…e are: 1° Either appointed in accordance with the procedures defined in articles D. 2352-6 et seq.; 2° Or elected in accordance with the provisions of article D. 2352-11 when the conditions set out in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article D937-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Nouméa", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article D947-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Papeete", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Buildings where the lowest floor of the last storey is more than eight metres above ground level

Article R4216-26

…our fireproof doors and, in the case of staircases, a smoke extraction system in the upper section; 2° Or in the open air.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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