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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…r cooperative production company under the conditions provided for in the amended article 25 of law n° 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production. The exemption is, ho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article R645-10

For the application of Article L. 645-8, the judicial representative or the person chosen on the basis of the first paragraph of II or III of article L. 812-2 informs known creditors by simple letter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Conservation care (R).

Article R2213-3

Any biocidal product intended for the conservation care of the body of a deceased person is authorised by the Agence nationale chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23

Where an investment service provider other than an asset management company intends to amend any of the disclosures referred to in II ofArticle D. 532-20 or, as the case may be, provided for inArticle…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Counting of votes and declaration of results (R)

Article R1112-14

For a referendum decided by a territorial authority other than the commune, department, region or Corsican authority, the results recorded at the level of each commune are sent to a census commission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

I.-Chapter I of Title IV of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-8

Applications made pursuant to Articles 11 and 13 of Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-20-2

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers is the competent authority within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on sh…

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