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

Article 209-0 B

I. - Companies at least 75% of whose turnover is derived from the operation of ships used for commercial purposes may, by option, be subject to the regime defined in this article for the determination…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-5

At the end of the works concession contract or the contract granting a public service concession, the assets referred to in article L. 3132-4 that have been depreciated during the performance of the c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-2

The concession contract may grant the concessionaire rights in rem over the works and equipment it builds.These rights confer on the concessionaire the prerogatives and obligations of an owner, under…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-1

Where the concession contract involves occupation of the public domain, it constitutes an authorisation to occupy this domain for its duration.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-6

The works concession contract or the contract granting a public service concession may also include an option for the assets belonging to the concessionaire that are not required for the operation of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-4

When a public law granting authority has entered into a works concession contract or has awarded a concession for the management of a public service:1° The assets, whether movable or immovable, that r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: State occupation and concession assets

Article L3132-3

The concessionaire may be authorised, with the express agreement of the concession granting authority, to enter into leases or rights in rem for a term exceeding that of the concession contract.The au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article R211-14-1

I.-If the issuer or its authorised agent responsible for registering the financial instruments in the shared electronic registration system in accordance with article R. 211-3 is not a person authoris…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-7

The recipient cannot know the identity of the donor, nor can the donor know the identity of the recipient. No information that could identify both the donor and the recipient may be divulged. This pri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-4

Blood, its components and their derivatives may not be distributed, issued or used without biological examinations and screening tests for transmissible diseases having been carried out.Blood, its com…

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