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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article R310-19

…ntion in any advertising relating to a sales operation the information required in l'article R. 310-17.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R773-23

…n the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2020-1637 of 22 December 2020R. 533-18, R. 533-18-2 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R774-23

…n the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2020-1637 of 22 December 2020R. 533-18, R. 533-18-2 to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Governance of investment firms

Article R775-22

…n the wording resulting from the decreeR. 533-16-3 and R. 533-16-4n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 533-17n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 533-17-1n° 2020-1637 of 22 December 2020R. 533-18, R. 533-18-2 to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Restructuring of branches

Article R2261-15

…subjects covered by compulsory negotiation as mentioned in articles L. 2241-1 to 2 and L. 2241-7 to 17 over the last three years. II.-The criterion provided for by 5° of I of article L. 2261-32 applie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-544

…utory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, with the exception of those of its article 17, apply to associate midwives. They carry out their duties on a full-time or part-time basis, unde…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

…d in respect of 2010;- 75% for tax assessed in respect of 2011;- 50% for tax assessed in respect of 2012;- 25% for tax assessed in respect of 2013.For the application of this article, the amounts of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-247

…inter vivos or the contribution to a company of the assigned assets provided for in article L. 526-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

…d write-offs 14. Payment of legal fees 15. Payment of court rulings 16. Repayment of loans and fees 17. Taxes, duties and similar payments 18. Settlement and reprieve of debt Heading 2. Staff costs 21…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…egulation (EC) No 726/2004 and clinical trials of advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in 17° of Article L. 5121-1 may only be carried out in health establishments, at the Établissement fran…

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