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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 B

I. The taxable profit of farmers subject to a real taxation system who benefit from start-up aid for young farmers provided for in article D. 343-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime , is determine…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-6

The Board of Directors decides on the business of the school. In particular, it deliberates on 1° The school project and the multi-annual performance contract; 2° The internal regulations, the rules g…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L526-24

I. - Within the limits of the activity of issuing and managing electronic money that it is authorised to carry on in the territory of its home country other than France, and depending on the authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-2-1

…ing infectious risks by self-treatment patients and users of the self-tests mentioned in Article L. 3121-2-2.II - Pharmacy pharmacies are required to collect, free of charge, waste from healthcare act…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-1

The rates charged by the companies carrying out the operations referred to in 1° of article L. 310-1, including those referred to in article L. 143-1 , and by the supplementary occupational pension fu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-7

The institution's budget comprises four non-fungible sections, each of which must be balanced:1° The "Unemployment Insurance" section covers expenditure on the insurance benefits provided for in Secti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-27

I. - A general-purpose investment fund may use techniques and instruments relating to eligible financial securities and money market instruments, and in particular repurchase agreements and similar tr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-3

…validity of guarantees or securities when granting loans.The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers specifies the characteristics that must be verified by the risk analysis and meas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

I. - Measures undertaken prior to the signature of the agreement may be taken into account within the framework of the agreement when they contribute to the creation of activities, the development of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medicinal products reserved for hospital use

Article R5121-83

Classification in the category of medicinal products reserved for hospital use has the following effects: 1° Prescription of the medicinal product is reserved : a) To a doctor, dental surgeon or midwi…

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