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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-18

…ance studies; -the methodology of the performance study with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the need t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

…inancial Code, the transfer of ownership takes place under the conditions set out in article L. 211-17 of this code. In other cases, transfer of ownership results from registration of the securities i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…lling within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market may complete by electronic means all the procedures…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…roviders of electronic communications services within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, providers of online marketpl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

…paragraph. If the company repurchases the securities, the shareholders present in the company on 31 December of the tax year are taxed on the basis of the profit made by the company during the tax yea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-6

…thin the meaning of article L. 141-1, other than those governed by Title I of law no. 89-1009 of 31 December 1989 strengthening the guarantees offered to persons insured against certain risks, and for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…articles L. 231-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitation and 1646-1,1792-1,1831-1 du code civil, as well as its subcontractors;9° Insurance broker;10° Surveyor;11° Bail…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L3123-4

…victed under Article L. 1146-1 of the same Code or Article 225-1 of the French Penal Code; 2° On 31 December of the year preceding that in which the concession contract award procedure is launched, ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis AB

Companies that purchase original works by living artists between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2025 and include them in a fixed asset account may deduct an amount equal to the purchase price from the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L595-1

…ng provisions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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