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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-208

Notwithstanding I and II of article R. 214-32-29, company mutual funds and employee shareholding open-ended investment companies may hold, without limitation, securities issued by the company or by a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 20: Sporting and leisure goods, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L224-113

Any professional who markets maintenance and repair services for sports and leisure goods, including bicycles, electrically assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices allows consumers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20

…tored and issued by an emergency depot are set out in the agreement provided for in article R. 1221-20-2 between the health establishment and the referring blood establishment;This agreement also spec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Simplified accounting presentation.

Article D123-200

…oyees during the financial year at 50.For medium-sized companies, the balance sheet total is set at 20,000,000 euros, the net amount of turnover at 40,000,000 euros and the average number of employees…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…tax credit applies:a. (Repealed)b. To the expenditure referred to in this b, paid between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2020, in respect of:1° (Repealed)2° the acquisition and installation of thermal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-20

I.-Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles L. 626-18 and L. 626-19, no postponements or deadlines may be granted that have not been accepted by the creditors:1° Claims guaranteed by the lien establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator.

Article R663-20

If more than one mandataire judiciaire or liquidator is appointed, each shall receive the remuneration provided for in Article R. 663-18 in accordance with the terms, where applicable, provided for in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-204

A capital reduction is authorised or decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-20

Any responsible or delegated pharmacist, with the exception of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, after being registered with the Order, registers his dipl…

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