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French General Tax CodeIn force
17°: Companies for the development of industry, commerce and agriculture and their adaptation to the European Community

Article 143 quater

…mediately payable under the conditions and subject to the reservations set out in 2 to 4 of article 39 quinquies C.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Account overdrafts

Article L312-84

…to 3° of article L. 312-6 and those of articles L. 312-16, L. 312-17, L. 312-27, L. 312-38, L. 312-39, L. 312-44, L. 312-48, L. 312-49, L. 312-54, L. 312-55, L. 312-56 and L. 312-85 to L. 312-91 appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XV: Tax regime for mixed forest management syndicates and forest syndicate groups

Article 239 quinquies

…ts of the trade union or grouping determined in accordance with the rules set out in articles 38 et 39.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33-1

…f exercising its power to impose sanctions, the deregistration provided for in 7° of Article L. 612-39 and in the first paragraph of Article L. 312-5 is understood to mean that the institution is proh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Authorisation for credit institutions and investment firms to bid directly on behalf of their clients at auctions of greenhouse gas emission allowances

Article L613-70

…ordance with the same procedure, without prejudice to the penalties provided for in articles L. 612-39 and L. 612-40.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4113-38

…company on the sole basis of proof that the publication formalities provided for in article R. 4113-39 have been completed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-40

…Article L. 4111-1 and the head of the establishment referred to in Articles R. 4153-38 and R. 4153-39 may, for a period of three years from the date on which the declaration provided for in Article R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

…r dissemination of the decision in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-35 or 131-39 of the Criminal Code.III. - Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-2

…ne set out in article 131-38 of the Criminal Code, the penalties set out in 2° to 9° of article 131-39 of the same code.The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 of the same code applies to one or m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6-2

…II, with the exception of medicinal products subject to drug regulation pursuant to article R. 5132-39, prescribed in another Member State of the European Union by a health professional legally author…

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