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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-6

I.-When carrying out the assessment referred to in Articles L. 311-11 and R. 311-7, the resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall examine : 1° The ability of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…he following constitute an offence subject to administrative sanction: 1° The performance, by a medical biology laboratory, of medical biology examinations with a view to establishing a prenatal diagn…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

1. Companies operating either a daily newspaper, or a publication with a monthly frequency at most devoted for the most part to political and general information, or an online press service recognised…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater O

…de in a single copy or small series, is defined according to two cumulative criteria:a) A work that can be based on the production of plans or models or prototypes or tests or manual development speci…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-16

…ng in France for a maximum of three months under cover of their travel document bearing, where applicable, a visa ; 3° Foreign nationals staying in France on a visa for a period of more than three mon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1587

…ty applies to coal extracted on foreign territory and brought to light by wells and installations located in France.This royalty does not apply to hydrocarbons extracted from deposits located beyond 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261 C

…Banking and financial transactions:a.The granting and negotiation of loans, the management of loans carried out by the person who granted them, securities lending carried out under the conditions prov…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-17

…rights, obligations or security interests making up the assigned assets.Articles L. 141-2 to L. 141-22 do not apply to the transfer or contribution to a company of a business arising as a result of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-6

…atible with the orientation and objectives document of territorial coherence schemes or, where applicable, with the development and programming guidelines of inter-municipal local town planning scheme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…ioned Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010.The rate of the fee is set by decree. It may not be less than 22% or more than 31%.This fee is payable when the event or events on which the game is based take pl…

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