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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Taxation of income from the sale or concession of patents and similar intangible assets

Article 223 H

…nd development expenditure directly related to the creation and development of the intangible asset carried out directly by a member company of the group or by arm's length companies within the meanin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia : 1° Article R. 1231-2 is replaced by the following provisions, to which Article R. 1545-1 does not apply: "Art. R. 1231-2. - The donor shal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Regulation of the activities of operators involved in the external funeral service

Article L2223-34-2

…and unions mentioned in Article L. 111-1 of the Mutual Code. The terms and conditions for the application of this article, including the length of time the information recorded is kept, are determine…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Treatment of losses incurred before joining the group

Article 223 I

…fixed assets by a company in the group, is added back to the overall result, if this revaluation is carried out in the accounts of a financial year closed between 31 December 1986 and the opening date…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…f expenditure on the production, development and digitisation of a phonographic or videographic musical recording (music video or multi-purpose digital music disc) referred to in III, provided that th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-2

…les, the framework agreement or the standard agreement specify the procedures for the creation, allocation, realisation or use of the collateral or rights.III. - The provisions of Book VI of the Frenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7 : Dissolution of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-248

…orded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, is required, within fou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-20

…on: 1° Their name or corporate name, their business address or that of their registered office, the category of intermediary to which they belong, their intermediary registration number and the means…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

…et for this purpose in the articles of association may not exceed six months from the date of notification of cessation of activity. The shares or corporate units of the withdrawing member are purchas…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-29

…must be accompanied by the following documents1° Proof of the declarant's nationality ;2° A certificate from a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Ar…

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