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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-25

The application provided for in Article R. 5121-21 must be accompanied by a dossier containing the following information and documents, updated as necessary, presented in accordance with the order ref…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…isation meetings, up to a fixed daily rate of €450 per day of attendance at said meetings ;h) Until 31 December 2024, expenditure relating to the development of new collections incurred by industrial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…an annual report, the content of which is specified by the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, which is made available to each unitholder. The Supervisory Board ensures that t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-33Ordina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-33Ordina…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-4

…of a share of the urban equalisation allowance and a share of the minimum operating allowance.From 2009, the share of the urban equalisation allowance paid to each overseas department or collectivity…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Public and civil proceedings

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…1 of I of Article 208 D, of the first paragraph of I of the first paragraph of I of Article L. 214-31 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the third paragraph of 1° of article 1-1 of law no. 85-695…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…16 relating to concession contracts ;2° A public works concession contract, as defined by Order No. 2009-864 of 15 July 2009 on public works concession contracts, as it read prior to the entry into fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22

…tative of the Agency's College. III - The decree in Council of State provided for in article L. 232-31 sets out the conditions for application of this article.

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