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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

A company qualifies as a young innovative company carrying out research and development projects when, at the close of the financial year, it simultaneously meets the following conditions:1° it is a s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6523-2-4-1

In application of article L. 6523-1-1, a skills operator that is not based in an overseas territory may enter into an agreement with a skills operator that is based there for the purpose of carrying o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-47-1

The persons mentioned in the article L. 135 ZC du livre des procédures fiscales shall respond via the Europol national unit mentioned in paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Regulation 2016/794 of 11 May 2016…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-4-1

For minors, with a view to obtaining or renewing a licence or registering for a sporting competition as referred to in article L. 231-2-1, the athlete and the persons exercising parental authority mus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIb: Provisions applicable to certain infringements of the public land transport services police regulations

Article R49-8-4-1

I.-For the application of article 529-6, a payment notice including a payment card as well as a protest card is sent by the operator to the holder of the registration certificate. For offences recorde…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3-1 A

The provisions of articles 41-2 and 41-3, insofar as they provide for a composition fine and compensation for the victim, are applicable to a legal entity whose legal representative or any person bene…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 63-4-3-1

If the person in police custody is transported to another place where he or she is to be heard or undergo one of the acts provided for in Article 61-3, his lawyer shall be informed without delay.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

To ensure that federations comply with their anti-doping obligations, the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage is empowered to : 1° Question the approved federations, under conditions that it de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R*431-6-2

The provisions of article R. 322-26 are applicable to the representatives of the French State on the Board of Directors of Caisse centrale de réassurance (1). The mandate of member of the Board of Dir…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Waiver or limitation

Article R*613-45-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 613-45-1, the application is deemed to be rejected.

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