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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-41-5-2

When a change in the classification mentioned in 1° of Article R. 5121-36 is authorised, on the basis of preclinical and clinical studies considered to be significant during the scientific evaluation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Holiday pay

Article R7213-9

…ay not be less than one tenth of the total remuneration received by the person concerned during the reference period, nor less than the salary that would be due at the time of payment of the allowance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L632-1

…n or act of seizure predates the date of cessation of payments;9° Any authorisation and exercise of options defined in articles L. 225-177 et seq. and L. 22-10-56 et seq. of this code;10° Any transfer…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

…on the European Economic Area;b) Be liable for corporation tax there, without the possibility of an option and without being exempted therefrom and without benefiting from a specific exemption on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-6

…ejudice to the provisions of Article L. 141-3, where, in the context of a collective operation with optional membership relating to this chapter, the policyholder does not ensure the deduction of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis K

…Article 71 who are subject to income tax under the regime provided for in the article 64 bis or, on option, according to the simplified real profit tax system, the methods of taxation of the correspon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-3

…the judgment, to withdraw the pledge or the thing legitimately retained or to exercise the purchase option on a leasing contract. When the directors of the debtor legal entity fail to comply with thei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Payment by bank transfer or direct debit

Article 1681 sexies

…50,000, taxes payable under the conditions set out in article 1663 shall be paid, at the taxpayer's option, by direct transfer to the Treasury account held at the Banque de France or by direct debit a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article L3312-4

…ocations for operating expenditure include commitment authorisations and payment appropriations.The option provided for in the first paragraph of this II is reserved solely for expenditure resulting f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-7

…ocations for operating expenditure include commitment authorisations and payment appropriations.The option provided for in the first paragraph of this II is reserved solely for expenditure resulting f…

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