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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Capital reductions

Article 814 C

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of III of Article 810, are registered free of charge:1° Reductions in the capital of companies against cancellation or reduction in the nominal value or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Merger deeds

Article 816 A

I. - (Repealed).II. - The regime provided for in Article 816 is applicable, even where the transferring company is not liable for corporation tax, but only to the extent of contributions other than th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Other administrative police measures

Article L5145-9

I.-Where a breach of the provisions of Article 104 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 or of the provisions adopted for the application of III of Article L. 5143-2 is established, the admini…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L175-9

…s settlement. Each of them produces its effects within the limits of the guarantees of the contract and up to the full value of the insured item. In liability insurance, when the cumulative insurances…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Occupational health nurse

Article L4623-9

Under the conditions of professional ethics defined and guaranteed by law, the occupational health nurse carries out the tasks assigned to him/her by this code or delegated by the occupational health…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Expertise within the framework of consultation on the company's strategic orientations

Article L2315-87

The Social and Economic Committee may decide to use the services of a Chartered Accountant with a view to the consultation on the company's strategic orientations provided for in 1° of article L. 2312…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L172-9

Cumulative insurances taken out without fraud for a total sum exceeding the value of the insured item are valid only if the insured brings them to the attention of the insurer from whom he is claiming…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Protests.

Article R511-9

Extracts from the register mentioned in Article R. 511-4 are issued upon written request, dated and signed by the applicant, specifying, in capital letters for surnames, the surname, forenames, compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L2151-8

…cells have been obtained in compliance with the fundamental principles set out in articles 16 to 16-8 of the French Civil Code.The export of embryonic stem cells for research purposes is subject to th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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