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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…udo, karaté, aïkido - principal option: aikido. Brevet d'Etat du deuxième degré. Boxing Order of 21 October 1969 Provost's state certificate. Brevet d'Etat du premier degré. Brevet d'Etat de professeu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 972 bis

…funds mentioned in article L. 214-143 of the same code, declared funds mentioned in article L. 214-152 of the same code and employee savings funds mentioned in article L. 214-163 of the same code, wi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-33

…order or decree determines, in compliance with the provisions of Articles L. 5211-25-1 and L. 5211-26 and, without prejudice to the rights of third parties, the conditions under which the association…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article R312-1-2

…article L. 312-1-3, payment incidents as referred to in article L. 131-73 and II of article L. 133-26 and those relating to other irregularities and incidents are subject to the free prior informatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

…rom 1 January 2000, as part of an exchange transaction under the conditions provided for in article 150-0 B, in the fourth paragraph of article 150 A bis in force prior to the date of enactment of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-9

…ulations used to verify compliance with the requirements referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 356-15 are carried out at least once a year by the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Art…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Administrative police measures

Article L532-1

…offence or by an administrative fine in an amount no greater than €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity; 2° For a natural person: 3,000 euros and for a legal entity: 15,000 euros…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

…unt in the basis of assessment of this net overall income pursuant to 3, 6 bis and 6 ter of article 158, taking into account, where applicable, the amount of the deficits referred to in I of article 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-16-1

Subject to inadmissibility raised ex officio by the Institute, the examination phase referred to in Article L. 712-5 begins on expiry of the additional period referred to in the last paragraph of Arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Renewal of residence permit

Article L433-1

…tiannual residence permit bearing the words "ICT seconded employee", provided for in article L. 421-26, and the multiannual residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a busin…

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