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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies F

…set aside a provision for compliance expenditure in respect of financial years ending before 1 July 2009: 1° With food safety regulations, for those carrying on an industrial, commercial or craft busi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…bility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000;- Articles 26 and 27 of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

I. - Articles L. 2331-5to L. 2331-8, the first paragraph of article L. 2331-9 and article L. 2331-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants.

Article L4332-3

…by the State to all the regions in respect of the regional education facilities grant in 2007.From 2009, the amount allocated to each region is equal to that for 2008.From 1 January 2016, when a regi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L784-14

…el et de résolution, the Banque de France, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and the Autorité des marchés financiers from a European supervisory authority or a third country may not be disclosed wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L783-14

…el et de résolution, the Banque de France, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and the Autorité des marchés financiers from a European supervisory authority or a third country may not be disclosed wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L785-13

…el et de résolution, the Banque de France, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and the Autorité des marchés financiers from a European supervisory authority or a third country may not be disclosed wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8

I.-The following is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros:1° Placing on the market, free of charge or for consideration, a veterinary medicinal product subject to the prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-114

…eria: 1° In accordance with the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the real estate investment trust takes appropriate account of the risk that its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-3

When it is considering drawing up a compassionate prescribing framework, the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by any means capable of giving a date certain of r…

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