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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article D6154-10-3

…terventional procedure and to which a double K or KC and Z quotation was assigned prior to 31 March 2005, the fee rate is set at 40% for university hospital centres and 20% for hospital centres. The l…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: Control of securities

Article 67 quater

…rea between the land border of France with the States party to the said Convention and a line drawn 20 kilometres below, as well as in areas accessible to the public in ports, airports and rail or roa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

…step 3rd step 4th step 5th step 0 16 010 12 940 11 430 9 940 8 490 1 17 790 14 370 12 700 11 050 9 420 2 19 580 15 810 13 980 12 160 10 350 3 21 360 17 250 15 240 13 260 11 300 4 23 130 18 690 16 510…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…ervants: a) The annual training plans of the administrations provided for inarticle 6 of decree no. 2007-1470 of 15 October 2007 as amended relating to the lifelong professional training of State civi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-47

…dging the risks of the credit institution or the group, within the meaning of III of Article L. 511-20, with the exception of the subsidiary mentioned in this article;d) Market making. The Minister re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-19

…I. - Without prejudice to the information provided for in the last paragraph of I of article L. 312-20, the information provided for in the last paragraph of I of article L. 312-19 is renewed annually…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

1. For the application of Article 120, the incorporation of reserves by a foreign company into its share capital does not constitute a chargeable event for income tax. The provisions set out in 1 of A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…of the Intellectual Property Code.III - By way of exception to II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this article shall be exercis…

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