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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 B

I. - 1. Where a legal entity established in France and liable for corporation tax operates a business outside France or holds directly or indirectly more than 50% of the shares, stocks, financial righ…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Participation conditions

Article L3123-20

An application submitted by a candidate who may not take part in the procurement procedure pursuant to Articles L. 3123-1 to L. 3123-14, L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17 or who does not possess the capacitie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rent reviews.

Article R145-20

The request for a rent review provided for in article L. 145-37 is made by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify, under penalty of nullity, the am…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Direct allowances

Article 611-20

Direct grants are awarded when the following conditions are met: 1° A selective grant has been awarded in application of 1° or 2° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable in the event of non-compliance with house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

In accordance with the provisions of articles 141-2 and 142-8, if the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance, the investigating judg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Delegation of territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article R711-20

The delegation, which cannot meet by professional category, submits its proposals and wishes to the chamber. It may be consulted directly by the administration on specific problems in its constituency…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-20

A "Pôle France" is any permanent structure or group of structures linked to each other, in particular by agreement, mainly hosting athletes registered on the list of top-level athletes provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Agricultural credit

Article L512-20

The agricultural credit unions governed by this section are the caisses de crédit agricole mutuel and the organe central du crédit agricole. The caisses de crédit agricole mutuel comprise : 1. Les cai…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-20

Until the start of technical preparations for registration, the applicant may be authorized, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify m…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R341-20

If the creditor or credit intermediary fails to comply with the formalities relating to pre-contractual information prescribed in article L. 313-7 or the second paragraph of article L. 313-24 is punis…

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