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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…bis, exempt from business property tax for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 January 2004 or created between that date and 31 December 2025, and meeting, during the reference period men…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-8

…of article L. 162-22 of the Social Security Code, article 33 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1199 of 18 December 2003) does not apply to the funding of the group, with the except…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° bis: Young innovative companies

Article 1383 D

…s on 1st January of the tax year. Where the property belongs to a company in existence on 1 January 2004, the company must have been created less than eight years previously on 1 January of the tax ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…I Law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 L. 1121-16-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-17 Law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1122-1 Order no. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018 L. 1122-1-1 Order no. 20…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-1

…approved by a competitiveness cluster within the meaning ofArticle 24 of the French FinanceAct no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 for 2005 ; b) A grant has been awarded by the European Commission or b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…f the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011: 1° Exhibiting, offering for sale,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…fth paragraphs of article 150 A bis in force before the date of promulgation of the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) or to I ter of the article 160 in the version in force befo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…ion from the rightholders for the reproductions that it makes. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…s is issued electronically on the basis of the information mentioned in 2° of article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; when this information is not availabl…

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