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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rules and procedures

Article R2225-2

A national reference system defines the principles for the design and organisation of external fire defence and the general provisions relating to the siting and use of fire water points.It deals in p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-2

I. - In cases other than those mentioned in Article R. 631-1, the draw provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 631-2 is carried out by the Governor of the Banque de France, assisted by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-2

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia: 1° In article R. 2141-2, in 2°, the words: "if they have not already been under the conditions defined in article R. 2141-4," and, in 3°, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 B

I. - For their supplies of goods and services, taxable persons established in France, with the exception of taxable persons carrying out an occult activity within the meaning of the second paragraph o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

The certificate of aptitude provided for in Article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates under Article R. 822-2 must submit their application, together with all official documents proving their…

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

Article 217 quinquies

I. - For the purposes of determining their taxable income, companies may deduct expenses incurred as a result of the exercise of share subscription or purchase options granted to their employees pursu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 VI. - LOCOMOTOR SYSTEMFIRST PART: PREHENSI…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 E

The following are exempt from value added tax:1° The organisation of games of chance or gambling subject to the progressive levies mentioned in Article 1560 of this Code, Article L. 2333-56 of the Gen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2312-21

In companies with at least three hundred employees, the quarterly information for the Social and Economic Committee provided for in 3° of Article L. 2312-69 sets out, month by month, the changes in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R427-2

The resources referred to in article R. 427-1 are intended to cover : 1° In respect of the compensation referred to in I of Article L. 426-1 : a) Compensation expenses ; b) Costs incurred by the Caiss…

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