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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article R621-43-1

The persons mentioned in c of article L. 621-18-2, who have close personal ties with one of the persons mentioned in a or b of the same article, are :1° Their spouse who is not legally separated or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Leasing

Article R753-9

…icles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May 2023R. 313-10n° 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-21-1

Pursuant to articles L. 733-18 and L. 743-1 of the French Consumer Code, the cancellation of a debt corresponding to the amount of an unpaid cheque is deemed to constitute regularisation of the incide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical health centres.

Article D6124-418

The children's section, for children over 18 or 24 months of age, is made up of single rooms accounting for at least two-fifths of the total number of beds, and rooms with between two and a maximum of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Informing families (R).

Article R2223-32-1

…ut in article R. 2213-34, are required to inform the families of the provisions of articles L. 2223-18-1 and L. 2223-18-2.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Advances

Article R2393-37

The provisions of article R. 2193-18 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

…431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 Articles R. 123-2 to R. 123-4Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Article R. 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-1

…his opinion by 30 November of the same year at the latest. Notwithstandingarticle 176 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget and accounting management, if no express decision has…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 septdecies

…These allocations are deductible up to:- 60% of taxable income for the financial year beginning in 2012;- 40% for the financial year beginning in 2013.2. Amounts deducted from the reserve referred to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A bis

From 1 January 2012, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of local authority groupings with their own tax status may exempt orchards, fruit crops of trees and shrubs and vines, each for its…

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