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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may appoint a provisional administrator to a person that it supervises, to whom all the powers of administration, management and representatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…ces, within the meaning of article L. 7122-2 of the French Labour Code, subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in respect of expenditure on the creation, exploitation and digitisati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…ing conditions:a) The levy under the solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region may not exceed 11% of the municipality's actual operating expenditure plus product mitigation and mi…

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

Article 209-0 B

…at least 75% of whose turnover is derived from the operation of ships used for commercial purposes may, by option, be subject to the regime defined in this article for the determination of taxable pr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25

…i-Terrorism Public Prosecutor in person or by his or her deputies. On appeal, the public prosecutor may be represented by the anti-terrorist public prosecutor or one of his deputies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…lowance paid to unemployed workers in the film production, audiovisual or entertainment professions may, in addition to the employer contribution provided for in 1° of article L. 5422-9, be financed b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

…r's absence, a document informing him that he will receive a notice of the fine at his home address may be left on the vehicle. Failure to leave this document, however, does not constitute grounds for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-22

…fishing code for veterinary surgeons.The diploma of the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge may only be registered for one company.The diploma of the delegated pharmacist or veterinary surgeon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Enforcement provisions.

Article L323-34

…conditions under which compensation paid by the State pursuant to Title VI of Book IX of this Code may be combined with benefits paid under a welfare or social assistance scheme, including those paid…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-1

A société par actions simplifiée may be formed by one or more persons who shall bear losses only up to the amount of their contribution.Where such a company comprises only one person, that person shal…

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