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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R322-120-1

…f the board of directors of an entity in the network as referred to in III and IV of Article L. 322-27-2, the central body shall provisionally appoint the persons responsible for carrying out their du…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R3421-1

…auts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, under the conditions set out in articles R. 2512-27, R. 2512-28 and R. 2512-29.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…ts mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022. II.-The deduction is spread on a straight-line basis over the normal period of use of the asse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…ns made on or after 1 January 2020. Contracts taken out or subscriptions made on or after 1 January 2022 shall refer to units of account that comply with the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of this art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX nonies: Special taxes levied in favour of the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest

Article 1609 H

…it of the local public body Société Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest created in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 2022-307 of 2 March 2022 relating to the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest, to finance the perfor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Aid to businesses

Article L1861-1

In accordance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, communes and their groupings may grant aid to companies, under the con…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declaration of subcontracting after notification of the contract

Article R2393-28

…haser remains silent for twenty-one days from receipt of the documents mentioned in article R. 2393-27, this shall also constitute acceptance of the subcontractor and, where applicable, approval of it…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-31

…s meet the conditions required to validate a full-rate pension within the meaning of article R. 351-27 of the Social Security Code.

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