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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…adcasting a motor sport competition containing direct or indirect tobacco advertising and taking place in a country where tobacco advertising is prohibited, as well as broadcasting, by means other tha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…of the Autorité des marchés financiers determines in particular :I.-The rules of professional practice that apply to issuers when they make offers to the public, with the exception of those mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L5216-5

I.-The agglomeration community automatically exercises the following competencies in place of the member municipalities: 1° In terms of economic development: economic development actions under the con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I à l'article R4312-1

…ed and constructed taking into account the results of the risk assessment. Through the iterative process of risk assessment and risk reduction referred to above, the manufacturer :-determines the limi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

I. - For the application of the second paragraph of I of Article 1640 B, the reference communal and inter-communal rates are defined as follows:1. For communes that are not members in 2010 of a public…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 octies

…consist of securities, units or shares in innovative small or medium-sized enterprises, up to a percentage at least equal to that mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 214-30 of the Mon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-1

…ion and in Section 5 of this Chapter: 1° "Significant branch" means a branch of significant importance within the meaning of Article L. 613-32-1 ; 2° "Transnational group" means a group with entities…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate.

Article R313-1

…ve rate are set out in Articles R. 314-1 to R. 314-14 of the French Consumer Code, which are reproduced below:"Art. R. 314-1. - The calculation of the overall effective rate is based on the assumption…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…lication of 3° of II of article L. 5122-3, the methods for calculating the indemnity and the allowance are determined according to the following rules: 1° For employees whose working hours are set by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

I. 1° Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions made under the same conditions as t…

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