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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 H

…it of the local public body Société Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest created in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 2022-307 of 2 March 2022 relating to the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest, to finance the perfor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-3

…Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511 10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-2

…e aid to public establishments or to the company mentioned in article 6 of order no. 2005-722 of 29 June 2005 relating to the Public Investment Bank. In cases where this company acts in the name and o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1458 bis

…ium-sized enterprise, within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation of the College of Experts

Article R1142-63-1

…oned in article L. 1142-10 or from one of the lists instituted by article 2 of law no. 71-498 of 29 June 1971 relating to legal experts. Three alternates for each member of the College are appointed u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-7

…f 7 October 2021 R. 2122-7-1 Decree no. 2010-783 of 8 July 2010D. 2122-7-2Decree no. 2023-523 of 29 June 2023R. 2122-8Decree no. 2010-783 of 8 July 2010 R. 2122-9-1 decree no. 2005-935 of 2 August 200…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules relating to the accounting allocation of assets transferred with a portfolio of contracts.

Article L324-7

The assets transferred with a portfolio of contracts by a life assurance or capitalisation undertaking are allocated to a separate accounting section of the balance sheet of the undertaking receiving…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other criminal provisions.

Article L4163-9

The creation and use for commercial canvassing or promotional purposes of files composed from data derived directly or indirectly from medical prescriptions or medical information mentioned in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-4

For pre-production grants awarded in 2020 and 2021, the fifteen-month period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-29 is increased to twenty-four months. This provision also applies to gra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7111-5-2

A copy of the code of ethics provided for inarticle 2 bis of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press is given to all journalists when they are hired and to all journalists already employed…

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