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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

…ion of the summons and the denunciations provided for in Article R. 322-9 of the Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures; 4° For the act noting the refusal to publish a summons valid as an attachment in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-40

…tax department with which its management company files its income tax return, a fonds commun de placement à risques may enter into a pre-liquidation period: 1° From the start of the financial year fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-46

…hts in other entities of the same type.This proportion of direct investment is calculated by reference to:1° either the last inventory of the assets of the said entities, prior to pre-liquidation wher…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Policing of teaching activities

Article D212-95

The departmental councils for youth, sport and community life set up by article 28 of decree no. 2006-665 of 7 June 2006 on reducing the number and simplifying the composition of various administrativ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Tariff of charges

Article R208

…he judicial authorities under the conditions set out in II of Article 28 of Law no. 90-1170 of 29 December 1990 on the regulation of telecommunications, secret agreements for cryptology means or servi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Application for approval

Article R212-54

…ons for the package offered to the spectator; 2° The list of cinemas in which the package will be accepted; 3° The commitments made by virtue ofarticle L. 212-28 and, where applicable, the criteria an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…ABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018L. 5211-7Law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5422-3

…nals for a medicinal product mentioned in 1° of II of Article L. 5121-12 benefiting from an early access authorisation under the same Article L. 5121-12 or for a medicinal product benefiting from an a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-60

…ditions in respect of the financial year during which these shares are allocated: 1° The company proceeds, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 225-197-1 to L. 225-197-5 and L. 22-10-59, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5213-1

Advertising to the public for a medical device : 1° Is designed in such a way that the advertising nature of the message is obvious and the product is clearly identified as a medical device;2° Specify…

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