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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…s 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and the acceptan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quatervicies

…governed by the Insurance Code, or set up by the bodies mentioned in VII of article 5 of Ordinance no. 2001-350 of 19 April 2001 relating to the Mutual Code and transposing Council Directives 92/49/E…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

…L. 122-1 or likely to exercise a significant influence over it, within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-17-2 of the French Commercial Code ; 3° The managers and employees of sports associations and sports…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xa: Health charges on fishery and aquaculture products

Article 302 bis WA

…under the common organisation of the markets established by Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products;3. In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…l cooperation groupings; and 16° The general terms and conditions of charges for services rendered; 17° The nature of legal actions, settlements and debt forgiveness for which the Chief Executive Offi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…er 1° of I of Article L. 1461-3;3° Providing the single secretariat referred to inArticle 76 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms;4° Providing the secretari…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

…the exemption is subject to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-21

…ssionals mentioned in article L. 444-1 by the national professional bodies listed in Article R. 444-17, which transmit them annually, either by secure electronic communication or by any other appropri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1-1

…R. 634-17 of the Education Code respectively for the study of medicine and odontology and…

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