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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: The equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article D221-113-5

…y issuing the securities registered in the plan, referred to in a) of 2 of Article L. 221-32-2, are assessed under the conditions defined in Articles 1, 3, 5 and 6 of Annex I to Commission Regulation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article D1415-1-1

…al programme of activities and annual report; 4° Concludes contracts, agreements and sales and purchase transactions on behalf of the Institute, subject to the powers conferred on the Board of Directo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Manufacture, packaging and importation of tattoo products.

Article R513-10-3

…rket, established in France, shall make the file provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 513-10-5 available to the supervisory authorities at the address given in 6° of article R. 513-10-5.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-1

…he second paragraph of Article R. 112-4, Articles R. 162-2, R. 162-3 and R. 162-7 ;Article R. 121-1 as amended by Decree no. 2020-1452 of 27 November 2020;Article R. 121-5 as amended by Decree no. 201…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…nch Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Article R. 133-1, 4° of Article R. 133-2 and Articles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136-1 is applicable in it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

…ee no. 2004-802 of 29 July 2004 R. 4127-11 and R. 4127-12 Decree no. 2012-694 of 7 May 2012 R. 4127-13 to R. 4127-21 and R. 4127-23 Decree no. 2004-802 of 29 July 2004 R. 4127-24 Decree no. 2012-694 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

…ssion for authorisation to practice mentioned in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2 and on the basis of a file, individually authorise nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of anoth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions applicable to certain private not-for-profit establishments

Article R6161-43

…icles L. 6143-3, L. 6143-4 with the exception of 1°, 2°, eighth paragraph, 3°, tenth paragraph and last paragraph, L. 6145-1, D. 6143-39 with the exception of a of 1°, R. 6145-2 to R. 6145-4, R. 6145-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

I. - Companies operating in Mayotte and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3371-2

…f Book I in New Caledonia :1° In Article L. 3112-3, the word "other" is deleted ;2° In Article L. 3113-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 5213-13 of the Labour Code" and "mentioned in Article L. 3…

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