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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-7-1

Appendix 11-7-1: Competencies required for the validation of federal certifications for the purpose of supervising patients recognised as having a long-term illness, as referred to in article D 1172-2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Bonds issued by foundations

Article L213-21-1-A

Subsection 3, with the exception of article L. 213-20-1 and the last paragraph of article L. 213-10, applies to foundations with legal personality, subject to the following provisions. In article L. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis-0 A

I. - Contributions paid by farm or agricultural business managers under the group insurance contracts provided for in 2° of article L. 144-1 of the Insurance Code including those managed by an institu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279-0 bis A

I.-The reduced rate of 10% applies to the supply of housing that meets the following conditions: 1° The housing is intended by the lessee to be rented as a principal residence to individuals whose res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-A

I. - Credit institutions and finance companies are subject to an additional capital requirement over and above the requirements laid down respectively in part three of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis-0 A

Companies subject to corporation tax on the basis of their actual profits may benefit from a tax reduction equal to 90% of payments made towards the purchase of cultural property having the status of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4-A

A.-For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 2123-18-2, the deliberation of the municipal council determines the documents that the members of the municipal council must provide for th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7-1-A

The court-appointed administrator may practise his profession within the framework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

CIVIL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICYFOR PUBLIC SPORTS EVENTS (art. A. 331-24 and A. 331-25) General terms and conditions This contract is governed by the French Insurance Code and by the general and speci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3-1 A

The provisions of articles 41-2 and 41-3, insofar as they provide for a composition fine and compensation for the victim, are applicable to a legal entity whose legal representative or any person bene…

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