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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R3246-3

Failure to comply with the provisions relating to tips set out in articles L. 3244-1 and L. 3244-2 and in the Council of State decrees provided for in article R. 3244-2 is punishable by a third-class…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1074-3

…° of I of Article 373-2-2 of the Civil Code which fix a maintenance allowance in full or in part in cash without ruling out financial intermediation for its payment under the conditions provided for b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4362-3

The commission examines the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired during the person's initial training, professional experience and lifelong learning which have been validated by a competent bod…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of training institutes and schools

Article R4383-3

Silence for more than four months following receipt of the complete application for authorisation from a training institute or school is deemed to constitute a decision to reject. The authorisation pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B

…edemption price, the profit or loss corresponding to this difference increased or decreased, as the case may be, by the accrued coupon on purchase is spread over the period remaining until redemption.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis C

…stitutions, finance companies or investment firms referred to in article 38 bis A and which are allocated to the hedging of financial instruments valued at their market value or to the specialised man…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis A

By way of derogation from Article 38, the credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the investment firms mentioned in article L. 53…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 ter C

…unterpart the creation of a depreciable asset of an equivalent amount.Depreciation of this asset is calculated using the straight-line method and spread over the useful life of the site or facilities.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

1 Industrial and commercial companies that subscribe to the capital of companies that have entered into an agreement with the State under the conditions provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GA

…set aside, free of tax, a provision relating to their credit insurance operations other than those carried out for export on behalf of the State or with its guarantee.II. - The annual allocation made…

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