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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 B

I.-For the purposes of this article and articles 205 C and 205 D, the following definitions shall apply: 1° Hybrid arrangement: a situation in which: a) A payment is made under a financial instrument…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20-5

The provisions contained in articles 19-3 and 19-4 are not applicable to children born in France to diplomatic agents or career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-101-1

…c media for the purposes of keeping the register with that received in accordance with articles R. 123-92 to R. 123-98. An order of the Minister of Justice specifies the terms and conditions of this c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

I.-Any establishment or body referred to in Article L. 4211-9-1 or any pharmaceutical establishment referred to in Articles L. 5124-1 or L. 5124-9-1 shall set up and keep up to date a system ensuring…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…tion that must be communicated to it by the sponsor and on which it is required to give its opinion;2° The duration of the approval of the Defence and National Security Committee;3° The methods of pre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262-00 bis

…ular relations, within the limits, where applicable, of the quotas allocated by the administration; 2° The supply of goods and services to the following legal entities and organisations: a) The Europe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-1

…who, in the course of their duties, become aware of any of the offences referred to in articles L. 232-25 and L. 232-26, shall report them to the competent judicial authority.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Assignment of the debtor's assets.

Article L642-20

Asset transfers carried out pursuant to Articles L. 642-18 and L. 642-19 are subject to the prohibitions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 642-3. However, the juge-commissaire may, at the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article R2333-104-1

I.-Local authorities or territorially competent public bodies may request that the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 et L. 752-4 du code de la sécurité sociale or article L. 723-3 of the Rural and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article L22-10-46

…g on a regulated market, the double voting rights provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 225-123 are de jure, unless a clause to the contrary is included in the Articles of Association adop…

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