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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…ion mentioned in I may not relate to securities included in a share savings plan defined in article 163 quinquies D or in an employee savings plan provided for in title III of Book III of Part Three o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…ccommodation; 13° Assistance in accessing rights; 14° Providing nursing care; 15° Health education; 16° Providing lockers for the personal belongings of homeless people; 17° Recovery of used equipment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…as it stood on 31 December 2017.However, the rate is set at 25% for payments made until 31 December 2023.2° The benefit of the tax advantage provided for in 1° of this I is subject to compliance, by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

I. - Establishments or organisations authorised by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé, in application of article L. 1243-2, may obtain, for therapeutic purposes, t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-2

I.-Where the contract expressly states that the option referred to in 2° of article L. 131-1 does not apply to the beneficiary, the notice sent by the contracting party to the beneficiary informing hi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-6

…n of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-6

…n of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-154

…cinal products or products mentioned in article R. 5121-150 in application of II of article R. 5121-168 and article R. 5121-170 ; 3° Information transmitted by the regional pharmacovigilance centres m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

…ent replaces, until 31 December 2017 for the competences provided for in 3° and until 31 December 2016 for the competence provided for in 4°, the municipalities or public establishments of inter-munic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

…anisation of working hours, the period of paid leave provided for in Articles L. 3141-13 to L. 3141-16, the conditions of application of the adjustments to working hours provided for in Article L. 312…

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