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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

Departments with a population density of more than 100 inhabitants per square kilometre and an urbanisation rate of more than 65% are considered to be urban departments for the purposes of this articl…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…ates, mutualist certificates mentioned in articles L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code and L. 221-19 of the French Mutual Code and parity certificates mentioned in article L. 931-15-1 of the Fren…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-9

…s Obligatoires de dommages (Guarantee Fund for Compulsory Non-Life Insurance) set up by Article L. 421-1 is responsible for protecting insured persons who have taken out, subscribed to or received ben…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

I. - The companies referred to in III and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Building insurance

Article Annexe III art A243-1

STANDARD CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO COLLECTIVE TEN-YEAR LIABILITY CONTRACTS TAKEN OUT ON BEHALF OF SEVERAL PERSONS SUBJECT TO THE INSURANCE OBLIGATION REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES L. 241-1 AND L. 241-2, IN ADDI…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4a: Special provisions for the preparation, distribution and administration of advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an ad hoc basis as part of the same medical procedure as the removal of the tissues or autologous cells used in their composition.

Article R4211-51-1

I.-In accordance with the provisions of II of Article L. 4211-9-1, an establishment or organisation authorised under this section may have the preparation and distribution of an individually prepared…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe XIII

Annex to articles D. 2224-1, D. 2224-2 and D. 2224-3PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR WASTEI. 1. - Technical indicators relating to waste collection:a) Territor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 6

…utonomie). (3) Where a département delegates its social responsibilities to a municipality (art. L.121-6 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles). (4) Where applicable, by means of payment ins…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Wholesale distribution

Article R5124-59

…ns provided for in Article R. 5124-8, any other product, object or article mentioned in Article L. 4211-1 and any divided officinal product mentioned in 4° of Article L. 5121-1 operated in France to a…

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