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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

…where appropriate subject to a fine, to comply with them.The president of the court, ruling in summary proceedings, may be seised for the same purposes.[Provisions declared not to comply with the Co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MB

…excluding those placed under the flat-rate agricultural reimbursement scheme mentioned in articles 298 quater and 298 quinquies. II. - The tax is based on turnover for the previous year or the last f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1665 bis

Taxpayers shall receive, no later than 1st March of the year in which the tax relating to the previous year's income is settled, an advance payment on the amount of the tax benefits provided for in ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…o L. 5137-3 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fields of the eco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R742-15

…0-93 of 5 February 2020R. 221-3 to R. 221-7n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-8n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011R. 221-8-1n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-9 with the exception of its 2° and 3° of I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R743-15

…of 5 February 2020 R. 221-3 to R. 221-7 n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-8 n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011 R. 221-8-1 n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-9 with the exception of its 2° and 3° o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R744-15

…of 5 February 2020 R. 221-3 to R. 221-7 n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-8 n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011 R. 221-8-1 n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008 R. 221-9 with the exception of 2° and 3° of I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Labelling.

Article R5141-73

…diate packaging and the outer packaging of a veterinary medicinal product which is the subject of a marketing authorisation must include the following information, in accordance with the marketing aut…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

…e requalification of run-down old districts mentioned in the article 25 de la loi n° 2009-323 du 25 mars 2009 de mobilisation pour le logement et la lutte contre l'exclusion et dans les secteurs d'int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects.

Article D2573-16-1

…of article R. 2213-3, the words: "following an authorisation procedure for making available on the market provided for in Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of…

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