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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…es titres d'indemnisation prioritaires et des titres d'indemnisation créés en application de la loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des français rapatriés d'outre-mer.21° Les avan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

…for an operation, in particular preoperative skin care;27° Looking for signs of complications that may arise in a patient wearing an immobilisation or restraint device;28° Mouth care with the applica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-1

…ration community includes the departmental capital. The demographic threshold of 50,000 inhabitants may also be assessed by taking into account the population as defined in article L. 2334-2, on the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…or in III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORMING RESULTING FROM R. 1221-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Decree no. 2021-59…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…sporting activities is formed between the owners of the shares hereinafter created and those which may be created subsequently. Article 2 The purpose of the company is (1). Article 3 The company name…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…ces, within the meaning of article L. 7122-2 of the French Labour Code, subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in respect of expenditure on the creation, exploitation and digitisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-17

…of these establishments. No other shareholder or group of shareholders, acting alone or in concert, may hold, directly or indirectly, more than 33% of the voting rights at the general meeting of these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

A. - Subject to the provisions of Article L. 2333-10, the maximum rates referred to in B shall apply.B. - Subject to the provisions of articles L. 2333-12 and L. 2333-16, these maximum rates are, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…icle L. 561-2, the obligations laid down in I and III of Article L. 561-5 and in Article L. 561-5-1 may be implemented by a third party in either of the following two cases: 1° The third party is a pe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the departmental prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State; 2° References to the Court of Appeal are replaced…

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