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Showing 49114920 of 45704 articles for Art. CE 2-12-2016 n° 399678

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-24

…Tobacco product manufacturers and importers shall enter into a contract for the storage of data accessible through the unique identifier with an independent third party, for the purpose of hosting t…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-2

I.-The single body implements an IT service, known as the single electronic window for business formalities, accessible via the Internet, secure and free of charge, which enables the declarant, accord…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-23

Where an investment service provider other than an asset management company intends to amend any of the disclosures referred to in II ofArticle D. 532-20 or, as the case may be, provided for inArticle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-29

…public prosecutor, the opportunity to make observations. He notifies them of the date, time and place of the hearing. The notice of the hearing contains the information provided for in the last two p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-21

No later than two days after recruitment, the employer shall provide the employee with a copy of the second part of the single, simplified declaration enabling the obligations relating to the form, co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216

…iving entitlement to the application of the parent company regime and referred to in article 145, received during a financial year by a parent company, may be deducted from the latter's total net inco…

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

Article 239

…of a limited liability company and the partners of agricultural holdings is established in accordance with the rules set out in the articles 62 and 162.The option must be notified before the end of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which general-purpose investment funds must inform investors and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26

Where one or more sub-funds are formed within a general-purpose investment fund, they are individually subject to the provisions of this Code governing that fund.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-23

…7 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the State civil service.Each contract concluded between the agency and one of its employees specifies whether the employe…

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