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

Article 209

…s liable to corporation tax shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 34 to 45,53 A to 57,108 to 117,237 ter A et 302 septies A bis and taking into account only profits ma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4 (art. A212-49)

…anisation's guidelines and values, with a view to educationOI 112 CETake part in local diagnosisOI 113 CE Place their actions within the framework of local public policies OI 114 CE Take into account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49

Manufacturers of medicinal products mentioned in 1° of article L. 4211-1 and manufacturers of generators, kits or precursors mentioned in 3° of the same article must justify, at all times, that all th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to apply the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, in accordance…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-47

…s and judicial police agents of the national gendarmerie and police respectively mentioned in 2° to 4° of Article 16 and in article 20, customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial inves…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-4

I.-The application for authorisation provided for in Article L. 1243-2 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the legal ent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of members

Article R6143-4

…he Supervisory Board falls under the incompatibilities or incapacities provided for in article L. 6143-6, the deliberative body of the local authority or its grouping appoints a new representative fro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-1

I.-For the application of I of Article L. 613-44, eligible commitments are included in the amount of own funds and eligible commitments mentioned in that Article only if they meet the conditions set o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-4

…n of the company, their certification shall be carried out by a single liquidator.The certification may be carried out by means of an electronic signature which complies at least with the requirements…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

I.-In the urban areas to be revitalised defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragrap…

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