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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

1. Entitled to a tax reduction are payments made by companies subject to income tax or corporation tax for the benefit of:a) Works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-26

The mayor prescribes that the sweeping of ovens, furnaces and chimneys in houses, factories, etc., The mayor orders, if necessary, the repair or, if necessary, the demolition of ovens, furnaces and ch…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

Before making the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24, and unless it is clear that this is not the case, the creditor or credit intermediary shall ask the borrower whether the purpose of the credit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Tie-breaking

Article R1454-29

In the event of a tie vote before the judgement committee or the conciliation and referral committee, the case is referred to a subsequent hearing of the judgement committee. This hearing, presided ov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Availability of beneficiaries' rights.

Article R3324-23

The employee's request for early liquidation must be made within six months of the triggering event, except in the case of termination of the employment contract, death, invalidity, domestic violence…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-9

The distribution company guarantees a financial investment taking the form of: 1° In the case mentioned in article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 septies

…of the article 73 of law no. 2006-11 of 5 January 2006 on agricultural guidance and the ordonnance n° 2006-1547 du 7 décembre 2006 relative à la valorisation des produits agricoles, forestiers ou ali…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Education

Article L4424-2

…nd third paragraphs of this article shall apply from 1 January 2005. Articles 104 to 111 of the loi n° 2004-809 du 13 août 2004 relative aux libertés et responsabilités locales shall apply to the tran…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Groups of economic operators

Article R2142-26

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2141-13, the composition of the consortium may not be changed between the date on which applications are submitted and the date on which the contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23

In order to comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, active implantable medical devices must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the follo…

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