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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…ty rate;2° They belong to the third of the regions with the highest proportion of young people aged 15 to 24 neither in employment nor in training;3° They belong to the third of the regions with the l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Public and civil proceedings

Article D1-1

…ting or distributing a press release is carried out in accordance with the provisions of article R. 15-33-51 of this code, subject to proof of payment being returned to the Defender of Rights. The per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…permanent care provided by self-employed doctors under the second paragraph of article L. 6133-6 ; 15° The rules for joining, withdrawing and excluding members, as well as the procedures for hearing…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-4

…ents constituted in respect of the operations governed by this chapter represent, as at 31 December 2017, more than 80% of all the technical provisions within the meaning of Title IV of Book III, cons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VII: Administrative injunctions and penalties

Article L470-1

…same conditions, they may enjoin any trader to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and transparenc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…ts from the following tax resources:1° The taxes provided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Code;2° The proceeds of the increase in Corsica of t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions

Article L455-2

…L. 5421-2, L. 5421-3, L. 5421-4, L. 5421-5, L. 5421-6, L. 5421-6-1, L. 5421-13, L. 5421-14, L. 5421-15, L. 5424-1, L. 5424-3, L. 5424-6, L. 5424-11, L. 5431-2, L. 5431-5, L. 5431-6, L. 5431-7, L. 5438…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…ntal building;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L. 3123-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-4

…ntributions are credited to the account of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations no later than the 15th of the month following the calendar month in respect of which the contributions were deducted i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

…by the holder of the shared medical record in application of the last paragraph of article L. 1111-15, the conditions of use by healthcare professionals and the specific conditions of access to the s…

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