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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Home dispensing.

Article R5125-51

…re applicable, his deputy or an assistant of the pharmacy or of the mutual benefit pharmacy or of a société de secours minière, personally ensures that the instructions necessary for proper compliance…

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

Article 220 quater

I. - When members of the staff of an industrial or commercial company who are employed there set up a company to ensure the continuity of the company by buying back a fraction of its capital, the said…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-78

Investments eligible for an allocation under the first part of the special assistance scheme include, on the one hand, investments whose purpose is to construct, renovate, restructure, extend or make…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Articles of association

Article L515-5

Mutual guarantee companies are commercial companies.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-7

Consolidated sales are equal to the amount of sales of products and services related to the current activities of the group formed by the fully consolidated companies. It includes, after elimination o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice

Article R743-29

The company holds the office of a commercial court clerk. Its registered office is that of the office. The company is given the name "company holding an office of clerk of the commercial court".

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-6

The application for registration of a company in the special section provided for in Article L. 422-7 is submitted by its agent or, where the company has not yet been formed, by the agent of the partn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-3

The consolidated accounts provided for in this book are prepared using the full consolidation method, the proportional consolidation method or the equity method. In the full consolidation method, the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 222-15

For cinematographic works with a production cost of less than €4,000,000, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 50% of the amount invested by the distribution companies. The total amount of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Derogations relating to direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-65

For direct grants awarded in 2023 in application of article 221-14, the ceiling on the total amount of grants awarded to a single distribution company, mentioned in article 221-15, is raised to €237,0…

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