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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Heat and cooling distribution

Article L2224-38

…vice, and revised every ten years. For networks commissioned between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2019, the master plan referred to in this II shall be drawn up before 31 December 2021.III.-The loca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article L613-44

…nt firms, in accordance with the applicable requirement set out in Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 multiplied by 12.5 ; 2° And the measure of the total exposure of the relevant resolution e…

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

Article 210 A

…as transferred the long-term capital gains previously subject to the reduced rate of 10%, 15%, 18%, 19% or 25% as well as the reserve to which the provisions for price fluctuations have been transferr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological material, or to a pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…yer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at least one w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…dverse events and reactions which are notified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1123-19 and the procedures for such notification;5° The procedures by which the sponsor informs the compe…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-44

…R. 221-16 to R. 221-19.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

…int real estate lease entered into under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 255-2 to L. 255-19 of the Construction and Housing Code is subject to a rebate of up to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768-1

…subject of payment or on expiry of the time limits mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 495-19 and the second paragraph of article 530; 6° Criminal compositions whose execution has been noted…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of professional qualifications and continuing training

Article R513-9

…spect in compliance with the rules for preventing conflicts of interest mentioned in Article R. 513-19; 2° Adapted to the nature of the products distributed, the distribution methods used and the func…

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