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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Bankruptcy.

Article L654-1

The provisions of this section apply:1° To any person exercising a commercial or craft activity, to any farmer and to any natural person exercising an independent professional activity, including a li…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article R236-17

The provisions of Section 1 of this Chapter shall apply to demergers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-192

I. - Notwithstanding article R. 214-32-29, a general-purpose professional fund may invest :1° Up to 50% of its assets in units or shares referred to in 3° of I of article L. 214-24-55 of the same coll…

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

Article 199 ter

…unded.I bis (Repealed).II. Shareholders of investment companies or similar companies referred to in 1° bis and 1° bis A of article 208 and the venture capital companies referred to in 3° septies of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND DATA PROCESSING

Article L140-1

In accordance with article L. 210-1, the provisions of articles L. 142-1 and articles

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan

Article L3334-12

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of article L. 3332-15, the collective retirement savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by article L. 214-165 of the Mo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma

Article D4321-16

…kills in all areas of professional practice. The teaching is spread over the four years as follows: 1° Theoretical and practical training of 1,980 hours, in the form of lectures (895 hours) and tutori…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-17

…upport for the pre-production of immersive works, legal entities must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Have presidents, directors or managers, and a majority of their direc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600

…nditions set out in 10° of article L. 711-16 of the French Commercial Code.Exempt from this tax are:1° Taxpayers who exclusively carry out a non-commercial activity within the meaning of 1 of article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-15

Research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may only be performed if the conditions for access to and performance of medically assisted procreation…

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