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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets

Article 238 bis I

I. - Natural or legal persons carrying on a commercial, industrial, craft, agricultural or liberal profession activity are authorised to revalue their non-depreciable fixed assets, including equity in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L519-1-1

Bank and payment services intermediaries may provide their customers with advice on transactions relating to the credit agreements referred to in article L. 313-1 of the French Consumer Code, with the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-40

After reporting to the Autorité des marchés financiers and to the tax department with which its management company files its income tax return, a fonds commun de placement à risques may enter into a p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-53

After reporting to the Autorité des marchés financiers and to the tax department with which its management company files its income tax return, an innovation mutual fund may enter into a pre-liquidati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-139

I.- In addition to the company's distinctive sign, the outer packaging may include signs or pictograms explaining some of the above information, as well as other information compatible with the summar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-78

Packages or containers of medicated feedingstuffs, including those prepared extemporaneously under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5143-2 and L. 5143-3, bear the words "medicated feedingstu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Notice.

Article R5141-77

The leaflet is drawn up in accordance with the summary of product characteristics. It includes : 1° The name or corporate name and address of the marketing authorisation holder and, where appropriate,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to compensation for personal injury.

Article R421-14

…and the disputes to which the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article R. 421-15 may give rise, the guarantee fund may not be summoned to court by the victim or his rightful clai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 3: Declarations of amending or supplementary registration.

Article R123-45

…he single body by the person entered in the register or by the persons mentioned in articles L. 526-15 and L. 526-17, using the same procedure. The application relating to the transfer to a sole trade…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-12

The Board of Directors may, in the matters listed in 7°, 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 13°, 14° and 15° of article R. 121-9, delegate its powers to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer under the conditions an…

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