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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter K

The tax credit defined in Article 244 quater L is deducted from the income tax due by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the company complied with the conditions set out in this article.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 quater A

La retenue prévue au 2 de l'article 119 bis releases taxpayers domiciled outside France for tax purposes from the income tax due on the sums that have been subject to this withholding.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-2

…he person who filed the draft offer, acting alone or in concert within the meaning ofArticle L. 233-10 of the Commercial Code, does not hold a number of shares representing more than half of the capit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10-2

…stitutions authorised to provide one or more of the investment services referred to in Article L. 321-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-2-1

Failure by the persons mentioned in I of article L. 531-12 to observe professional secrecy is punishable by the penalties set out inarticle 226-13 of the French Criminal Code.

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

Article D125-2-1

This commission comprises: 1° A chairman and a vice-chairman appointed by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, the economy, civil security and overseas departments and territories…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General terms and conditions of sale

Article L441-1-2

…ng the price enabling the price to be verified or a sufficiently detailed estimate. V.-Article L. 441-1-1 does not apply to wholesalers. VI.-Any breach of II of this article is punishable by an admini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction common to all commercial courts

Article L721-3-1

…hall hear, within the limits of their jurisdiction, claims brought pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small C…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Residence of beneficiaries of temporary protection

Article R581-4-1

…ing from temporary protection may benefit from the language training mentioned in 2° of article L. 413-3 under the conditions specified by order of the minister responsible for reception and integrati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and guarantees for disabled workers.

Article L5213-6-1

…ty employees has been crossed are determined in accordance with the procedures set out inarticle L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code. At the request of the worker concerned, the adviser takes part in…

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