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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Specific applications.

Article R5132-39

The provisions of this sub-section may, on public health grounds, be applied, in whole or in part, to medicinal products containing substances or preparations which, although not classified as narcoti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Information to the judicial authorities by the Banque de France.

Article R131-39

When the Banque de France receives notification from the Public Prosecutor's Office of a prohibition ordered pursuant to Article L. 163-6 concerning a person who is already subject to the same measure…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R*322-106-1

Without prejudice to the nullities provided for in article R. 322-90, any mutual insurance company formed contrary to the provisions of articles R. 322-93, R. 322-95 to R. 322-97, R. 322-99, R. 322-10…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-121

The deliberations taken by the meetings in violation of articles L. 225-96, L. 225-97, L. 225-98, the third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 225-99 and the second and third paragraphs of I of artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of the project owner.

Article R4532-7

The project owner asks the building owner for the technical files containing information relating to the search for and identification of materials containing asbestos, as provided for in articles R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Erection, dismantling and lifting of frameworks.

Article R4534-99

If the devices provided for in articles R. 4534-96 and R. 4534-97 are not installed, or if work platforms or any other similar devices suspended from lifting equipment are not used, the following shal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 172

1° With a view to controlling the profits used as a basis for income tax, taxpayers making industrial, commercial or craft profits, non-commercial or similar profits or agricultural profits subject to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-15

If, after a traditional herbal medicinal product has been registered, the proprietor considers, on the basis of new data available to him, that, given its characteristics, the medicinal product is now…

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