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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

…ader or a legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G bis

…of expenses actually incurred for the work mentioned in II of this article, adopted from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 at a general meeting of co-owners in application of Act no. 65-557 du 10 ju…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…23, the accounting documents mentioned in these same articles and in articles L. 232-25 and L. 232-26 ; 4° For the companies and entities mentioned in 1° of article L. 561-45-1 of the Monetary and Fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions applicable to public employers

Article L1251-60

…16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service and Law no. 86-33 of 9 J…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…435-7 " are deleted; 8° The third paragraph of II and the first paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-26 do not apply; 9° In Article L. 1333-27, the words: "pursuant to Articles L. 4121-1 et seq. of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis AA

…in Article L. 3324-12 of the aforementioned code. The provisions of articles L. 3332-25 and L. 3332-26 of this code are then applicable.Income from sums allocated by way of profit-sharing and receivin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-27

…nts in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, concerning the establishment of Eurodac for the comparison of fingerprints for the eff…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-35

…qualification from civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the provisions of Article 131-26 of the Penal Code; 2° Prohibition, for a period of up to five years, from holding a public office…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

…5 is not applicable; 9° The third paragraph of II and the first paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-26 are not applicable; 10° In Article L. 1333-27, the words: "in application of Articles L. 4121-1 e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3351-1

…122-6 to R. 3125-4 R. 3125-5 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-1225 of 24 December 2018 R. 3125-6 R. 3126-1 to R. 3126-5 R. 3126-7 to R. 3126-12 R. 3126-13 Resulting from decree no. 2019-259 of 29 March…

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