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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Payment of a bonus

Article R2171-22

The remuneration of the holder of the design-build contract or the comprehensive performance contract takes account of the bonus he has received.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-21

The analyses of water samples mentioned in article R. 1321-19 are carried out by laboratories which must obtain prior approval from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-22

On receipt of the documents referred to in articles R. 521-19, R. 521-20 or in article R. 521-21 in the case of a financial lease of movable property, the registrar shall cancel the registration, ment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article R341-22

If the lender contravenes the provisions of articles L. 313-20 and L. 313-22 relating to the valuation of the property is punishable by the fine laid down for a 5th class offence.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-22

…e granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of exempted framework scheme No SA.42681, relating to aid for culture and heritage conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Common provisions

Article D6132-13-13

When an army hospital is associated with a regional hospital grouping, the staff designated by the chief medical officer of this hospital are involved in the work of the grouping's unified medical com…

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

Article R356-22

I.-The group solvency of the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 calculated using the deduction and aggregation method is equal to the difference between: a) The group's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21-1

The overseas regions, as organising authorities for public transport of regional interest, are competent to create and operate rail or guided transport service infrastructures.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

Production companies may not invest the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production of feature films or benefit from the selective financial aid provided for in sectio…

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

Article 217 octies

I. - For corporation tax purposes, companies may amortise, over a period of five years:1° Sums paid for cash subscriptions to the capital of innovative small or medium-sized enterprises;2° Sums paid f…

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