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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102

…former employees within the framework of company mutual funds governed by Chapter III of loi n° 88-1201 du 23 décembre 1988relative aux organismes de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières et porta…

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

Article R356-22

…to calculate their Solvency Capital Requirement on the basis of an internal model, Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3 apply. VI - For the purposes of calculating, in accordance with this Article, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Tax evasion

Article 1740 B

…third bracket of the income tax scale set out in I of article 197.This same amount is increased to €20,000 if, on the date of the finding of flagrante fiscale, the turnover excluding tax or the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

I. - Article R. 5211-19, with the exception of the second paragraph, a, b and c, Article R. 5211-20, Articles R. 5211-22 to R. 5211-33, Article R. 5211-35, Article R. 5211-36, with the exception of it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…L. 421-20 and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3-1

…nal products used for the purposes of a clinical trial within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

Companies that build or have built, before 1 January 2016, buildings for industrial or commercial use for the needs of their business in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in Article 1465 A may, u…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-5

…ed by national or local public authorities.If filming is interrupted or postponed until 31 December 2020, aid will only be granted if filming is resumed by 31 January 2021 at the latest. If filming is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…from an exemption provided for in articles 1384,1384 A, in IIa of Article 1385 or acquired before 1 January 1998 with a view to their rental with financial assistance from the State pursuant to 3° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 E

…list drawn up by the competent authority following approval of the objectives document for a Natura 2000 site and they are the subject of a management commitment defined in article L. 414-3 of the Env…

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