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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-9-1

…bject of information by the Competition Authority pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the Competition Authority shall inform the European Commission and the national competition au…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater X

…or more than twenty years and is located in the districts mentioned in II of article 9-1 of Law no. 2003-710 of 1 August 2003 on town planning and urban renewal and in the priority neighbourhoods ment…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

The Board of Directors defines the general policy of the agency through its deliberations, which relate in particular to the following matters: 1° The annual programme and report of activities; 2° The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Joint oil storage organisation

Article 1655 quater

I. - The company formed between the professionals for the conservation of the stock of petroleum products provided for in articles L. 642-2, L. 642-4 and L. 651-1 of the Energy Code and whose articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-3

I. - All of the staff of the Lyon Urban Community automatically come under the authority of the Lyon Metropolis, under their own conditions of status and employment. Employees retain, if they have an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-1

…or swimming pools and artificial bathing areas. Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in anim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 F

Each member of the co-ownerships of racehorses or stallions mentioned in Article 8 quinquies depreciates the cost price of its share of ownership in accordance with the procedures laid down in respect…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-1

Refugee status is recognised:1° To any person persecuted because of his or her action in favour of freedom;2° To any person over whom the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ex…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and resources

Article R411-9

In order to carry out its tasks, the agency : - produces, markets and reimburses holiday vouchers, directly or indirectly; - allocates aid contributing to social policies in tourism and leisure; - coo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 159 quinquies

I. The distribution by sociétés immobilières d'investissement governed by I of Article 33 of Law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963 to their shareholders and by sociétés immobilières de gestion governed by A…

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