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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI : Waiver of payment and rebate in the event of death as a result of an act of terrorism, participation in an external or internal security operation or in circumstances leading to a citation in the Order of the Nation

Article 1691 ter

…The heirs are exempt from declaring the income mentioned in the first sentence of this 2°.The heirs may waive the benefit of the provisions set out in 2° and opt for the rules of ordinary law relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Operating conditions

Article L5125-16

A pharmacy may only remain open in the absence of its proprietor if the latter has been duly replaced. The annex mentioned in article L. 5125-7-1 may not remain open to the public in the absence of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Sole trader and limited liability entrepreneur

Article 1655 sexies

…cation of this code and its appendices, with the exception of 2 of article 206, 5° of 1 of article 635 and article 638 A, the sole trader referred to in articles L. 526-22 et seq. of the commercial co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-168

…and risks associated with this medicinal product or product, including the results of studies which may have an impact on the marketing authorisation; 2° A scientific evaluation of the risk-benefit ba…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: House arrest as an alternative to detention

Article L743-16

In the event of house arrest pursuant to article L. 743-13, the provisions of articles L. 732-7 and L. 733-6 to L. 733-12 shall apply.The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-16

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 642-1 to L. 642-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Transparency and disclosure requirements

Article R321-16

…nagement organisation is required to make available to each rightholder pursuant to I of Article L. 326-3, include the following: 1° The contact details that the rights holder has authorised him to us…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

…the draft resolutions relating to the allocation of the appropriations referred to in article L. 2135-13 are sent to the employees' trade union organisations whose statutory purpose is of a national…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-16

The services listed under numbers 50 to 78 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 50 Writ o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-16

…e articles of association contain a clause limiting transferability, the provisions of Article L. 223-14 are applicable. However, the Articles of Association may, in this case, reduce the majority or…

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