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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-37

An agreement between the State, represented jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister responsible for Overseas France, and each of the local authorities mentioned in articles L. 4433…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the committee responsible for examining applications from pharmacists holding evidence of formal qualifications issued by a Member State of the European Union or by another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party.

Article D4221-2

I.-When it meets pursuant to articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2, the commission for authorisation to practise is composed as follows:1° The director general of the Centre national de ge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…28 of the Penal Code; 5° The disqualification from French territory imposed pursuant to Article 131-30 of the Criminal Code; 6° A residence ban imposed pursuant to article 131-31 of the Criminal Code;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

…al cooperation with their own tax status in mainland France or its population has been declining by 30% or more over the last four decades, provided that it is located in an arrondissement made up pre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

…finance bonds issued by sociétés de financement de l'habitat in application of I of article L. 513-30, other preferential resources mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 513-2, or bonds issued by a cred…

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

Article R511-2-1-1

…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 by any body to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…than 10% may be held by any one investor who is a legal entity governed by public law;3° More than 30% may be held by legal entities governed by public law taken together.VII. - A decree of the Conse…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° : Tax reduction granted in respect of compensatory benefits paid in capital or by attribution of an asset or a right

Article 199 octodecies

…greement approved by the judge or by the divorce decree, and within the limit of a ceiling equal to 30,500 € assessed in relation to the period mentioned in the first paragraph.Where the compensatory…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…and 10 respectively of Regulation (EU) No 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-5

…the legal protection resulting from articles 79-1 to 79-6 and from Article 95 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.Technological measures may not prevent the fr…

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