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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-62

When the dates set by this section or the last day of the deadlines it specifies fall on a public holiday or a Saturday, they are postponed until the first working day thereafter. The same applies to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-15

Failure by the marketing authorisation or registration holder to report to the pharmacovigilance database referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-5

…é des marchés financiers shall issue the authorisation provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, management and other aspe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L4133-3

The functions of president of a regional council are incompatible with the exercise of one of the following elective functions: president of a departmental council, mayor, the president of the council…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L7123-3

The duties of president of the assembly of French Guyana are incompatible with the exercise of the following duties: mayor, president of a public establishment of inter-communal cooperation with its o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article R613-63

…gs to the category of non-profit organisations in the field of education or research or to those of companies with fewer than 1,000 employees and no more than 25% of whose capital is held by another e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 quindecies

For corporation tax purposes, companies may, from the year in which the investment is made, apply exceptional depreciation equal to 50% of the amount of sums actually paid to subscribe to the capital…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D774-40

…law in French Polynesia.II. - For the application of I, in Article D. 561-51, the references to the European Commission, to Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 and to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Training leave for employees aged 25 and under

Article R6322-78

The hours of leave to which the employee is entitled may be carried over from one year to the next at the employee's request. Total leave may be used in one or more instalments to attend training cour…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative approval

Article L382-1

I. - Supplementary occupational pension funds may not commence operations until they have obtained administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. Approval…

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