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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…the corresponding storage operations, as defined by the good practices provided for in article L. 5121-5 applicable to this activity.For dressing items and articles presented as complying with the ph…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 793

…g are likely to present one of the guarantees of sustainable management provided for in articles L. 124-1 et L. 124-3 and to article L. 313-2 of the Forestry Code; the fallow land and moorland belongi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R364-4

…nd Futuna Islands:1° With the exception of the first paragraph of article R. 313-3 and articles D. 312-3 and R. 343-31, the words "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of the Wallis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies G

…the Insurance Code owned by an undertaking other than a financial undertaking within the meaning of 12° of Article L. 310-3 of the same code and whose purpose is to provide reinsurance cover exclusive…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

…curity scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, invalidit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

…1, taking into account the other resources available to this section. This share is between 0% and 12% of the total expenses for the last financial year of this section. This percentage is set by ord…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter D

…ure capital companies on condition that there is no arm's length relationship within the meaning of 12 of l'article 39 between the companies and these latter companies or these funds.These companies m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1st Subsection: General provisions

Article 223 H

…ed out directly by a member company of the group or by arm's length companies within the meaning of 12 of Article 39 with a company that is a member of the group and, in the denominator, all research…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 262

…the journey outside mainland France;11° bis The carriage of goods to or from the Azores or Madeira ;12° Deliveries of gold to issuing institutes;13°, 13° bis, 13° ter (Repealed by Law 95-1347);14° Ser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2253-1

…rgy produced by the production facilities benefits from the support provided for in articles L. 311-12, L. 314-1, L. 314-18, L. 446-2, L. 446-5, L. 446-14 or L. 446-15 of the Energy Code. In the latte…

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