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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…victim under the conditions laid down in the second, third and fifth paragraphs of article L. 1142-17.The victim has the right to take legal action against the Office if his/her claim for compensatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another Member State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Capping based on value added

Article 1647 B sexies

I. - At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the territorial economic contribution of each business is capped according…

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

Article L2334-5

The tax effort of each commune is equal to the ratio between: 1° The revenue received by the municipality the previous year in respect of property tax on non-built properties, council tax on second ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article R1423-55

The employment tribunal activities referred to in Article L. 1442-5 are : 1° The following activities relating to the role of employee representative: a) Taking the oath ; b) Setting up the industrial…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-9-1

…ext of the research defined in Article L. 1121-1 , advanced therapy medicinal products mentioned in 17° of Article L. 5121-1 may be prepared, stored, distributed, transferred, imported and exported by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…olution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company established…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to decisions taken by professional leagues

Article R132-18

Pursuant to II of article 21 of the law of 12 April 2000 and by way of exception to the application of the two-month period provided for in the first paragraph of I of this article, the period on expi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

No person who has suffered or refused to suffer repeated acts of psychological harassment or who has, in good faith, reported or witnessed such acts may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article…

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