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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 P

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter N.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4113-44

Apart from the cases provided for byarticle 19 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by articles R. 4113-45, R. 4113-49 and R. 4113-79 imposing speci…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

The following documents are appended to the delegation contract: 1° The contract of republican commitment mentioned in article L. 131-8 ; 2° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the prin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Members of the municipal council.

Article L2541-11

The opposition against the decision of the town council referred to in article L. 2541-9 and against the finding referred to in Article L. 2541-10 is brought before the administrative court within ten…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Content of protection

Article L582-4

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is responsible for the legal and administrative protection of stateless persons.It ensures this protection, in particular the imp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-2

For the application of this code in the Department of Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° to 8° Repealed;9° "préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat à Mayotte";10° "…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crisis prevention and management measures for central counterparties

Article L613-71

The resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall exercise the powers of resolution authority provided for in Regulation (EU) 2021/23 of 16 December 2020 on a framew…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall in particular be responsible for:1° The examination of patent applications, the grant of patents and all documents relating thereto, and the ex…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique

Article L1445-1

I. - For the application of the provisions of this Code in Martinique, the reference to the Martinique Regional Health and Autonomy Conference replaces the reference to the Territorial Health Board.II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions

Article L361-1

Breaches of the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions, detected pursuant to…

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