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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Sociétés en commandite par actions.

Article L226-1

…ncerning sociétés en commandite simple and sociétés anonymes, with the exception of articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-3 to L. 22-10-30 and article L. 236-17, are applicable to sociétés en c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-3

…resenting medical devices that do not comply with the provisions of articles R. 5211-12 and R. 5211-17 at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions or demonstrations without displaying a sign clea…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Undivided usufruct.

Article 815-18

The provisions of articles 815 to 815-17 are applicable to undivided interests in usufruct insofar as they are compatible with the rules of usufruct. The notifications provided for by articles 815-14,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Explanations to be provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article D312-8

The supporting documents referred to in article L. 312-17 are as follows: 1° Any proof of the borrower's domicile; and 2° Any proof of the borrower's income; and 3° Any proof of the borrower's identit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis AB

Companies that purchase original works by living artists between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2025 and include them in a fixed asset account may deduct an amount equal to the purchase price from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of liability

Article L481-2

…ctice may not, in accordance with Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Contracts for the decoration of public buildings above the European thresholds

Article R2372-15

The provisions of article R. 2172-17 apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-5

Persons who have proved that they were regularly practising the profession of chiropodist on 1 May 1946 and who have received authorisation may perform, for life, the acts within the competence of chi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L773-41

The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In their wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L774-41

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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