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

Article 210 quinquies

Non-repayable subsidies paid by employers to companies or organisations duly authorised to receive them as part of their contribution to the construction effort are not included in the taxable profits…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 778

Without prejudice to damages, an heir who has concealed property or rights from an estate or concealed the existence of a co-heir is deemed to accept the estate purely and simply, notwithstanding any…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Inspections and sampling

Article R241-11

The laboratory to which the samples referred to in article R. 241-5 have been sent analyses the first of the samples referred to in article R. 241-6 and draws up an analysis report.It retains the seco…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-38

…ditions, who replaces him if he is unable to attend.The chairman appoints the committee's technical rapporteur from among its members.The Commission's secretariat is provided by the Ministry of the In…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Permanent derogation as of right.

Article L3132-13

In food retail outlets, the weekly rest period may be given on Sundays from 1 p.m. onwards. Employees under the age of twenty-one who live with their employers are entitled to another afternoon's comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-2

Each year, the commission responsible for auditing the accounts and financial investments of the councils, which is attached to the Conseil national de l'ordre, is provided with all the accounts and t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-5

The regional council of section A of the Ordre des pharmaciens ensures compliance with the professional rules specific to dispensing pharmacy. It deliberates on matters submitted to it for examination…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-4

The Commission decides on its opinions and reports by a majority of the votes of the members present or represented. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. The minutes drawn up by t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R*322-68

The members and the General Meeting are substituted for shareholders and shareholders' meetings respectively for the application of Section VI of Chapter IV of Title I of Law no. 66-537 of 24 July 196…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies.

Article L3121-22

After the election of its standing committee under the conditions set out in article L. 3122-5, the departmental council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside…

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