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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Free information, screening and diagnostic centres

Article D3121-23

…n and, where applicable, the findings of an on-site visit by an official referred to inArticle L. 1421-1 of the Public Health Code, and taking into account all of the following factors : 1° The epidem…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-21

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 495-18 or the complaint made pursuant to the second paragraph of article 495-19, the public prosecutor may either waive prosecuti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-29

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-31-1 in respect of actions brought pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 653-7 is set at 300 euros per action brought resulting in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210

…ticle apply to capital gains, other than those referred to in the second paragraph of II of article 238 octies, realised before the entry into force, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Et…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Patents for invention

Article R617-2

The articles R. 611-18 to R. 611-20, R. 612-1, R. 612-2, R. 612-5 (1°), R. 612-6, R. 612-7, R. 612-36, R. 612-38, R. 612-52, R. 612-71 (paragraphs 1 and 2), R. 612-72, R. 613-45 to R. 613-59 and R. 61…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 221

…trial and commercial profits, tax regime based on actual profits or based on the simplified regime).2 In the event of dissolution, transformation resulting in the creation of a new legal entity, contr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-24

…ing permission to build residential premises on all or part of one of the properties referred to in 2° of article L. 145-1. In any event, this right of repossession may only be exercised over the part…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

…ticipating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the requ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2

…wn behalf or to qualified investors. A qualified investor is a person defined in point e of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017. A restricted circle of investors is made up of pe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of registers and liability for land registration

Article 2444

…gistrations, whenever this failure to publish does not result from a refusal or rejection decision; 2° The omission, in the certificates issued by the services responsible for land registration, of on…

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