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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Management by the social and economic committee

Article R2312-37

The Social and Economic Committee participates, under the conditions set out in article R. 2312-39, in the management of social and cultural activities which have legal personality. However, it superv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Communication to the Agency of information covered by medical or industrial secrecy

Article R1413-40

When the transmission of the individual information mentioned in Articles L. 1413-6, L. 1413-7 and L. 1413-8 is essential for the members of the national public health network to carry out their missi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Territorial Conference on Health and Autonomy

Article D1441-5

Articles D. 1432-28 and D. 1432-29, the first four paragraphs of article D. 1432-31, articles D. 1432-32 to D. 1432-35, D. 1432-37, D. 1432-39, D. 1432-41, the last two paragraphs of article D. 1432-4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-5

I. - Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 465-1 to L. 465-3-3 of this Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C bis

Distributions made by the sociétés unipersonnelles d'investissement à risque mentioned in Article 208 D are exempt from income tax and, unless they are paid in an uncooperative State or territory with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

1. a. Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes, within the meaning of the article 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess and monitor the systems, strategies and procedures implemented by credit institutions and finance companies to identify, measure and m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the sum of the territorial economic contribution, the taxes for the costs of cha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-C

Municipal council members who wish to benefit from training under their individual right to training send a request to the manager of the fund for financing and managing the individual right to traini…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

I. - Long-term capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies realised in the course of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity, are taxed after applicat…

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