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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Q

The tax credit defined in article 220 octies is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12

Municipalities and groups of local authorities, after consulting the consultative commission for local public services, draw up, for each water or sanitation service for which they are responsible, se…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the transmission by the French judicial authorities of decisions relating to judicial supervision to the competent authorities of another Member State of the European Union

Article 696-63

The authority which ordered the placement under judicial supervision shall again become competent to ensure the enforcement of that decision in the following cases: 1° Where the person concerned estab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Statutory auditors

Article L511-38

Each credit institution, finance company or investment firm is audited by at least two statutory auditors, under the conditions defined in Book VIII of the Commercial Code. These statutory auditors mu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-6

I. - Before providing payment services, payment institutions must obtain authorisation which is issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after obtaining the opinion of the Banqu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-6

As soon as the total value of electronic money in circulation exceeds one million euros, the undertaking referred to in Article L. 525-5 shall send a declaration to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12-4-1

I.-The provision by a third party of research equipment or services to investment service providers, other than portfolio management companies, providing investment or related services to clients, sha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-33

I.-A collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a branch agreement : 1° Specifies the rate or rates of increase for overtime worked in excess of the legal working week or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-2

Medically assisted procreation is intended to fulfil a parental project. Any couple consisting of a man and a woman or two women or any unmarried woman shall have access to medically assisted procreat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Measures to combat specific risks

Article L3135-1

I. - When they are included on the list mentioned in the order provided for in II, medicinal products not subject to the provisions of article L. 5121-8, mentioned in II and III of article L. 5124-8 a…

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