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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R743-133

In addition to the information provided for in article 2 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, all correspondence and documents issued by the company must indicate its status as a company holding an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Advanced therapy medicinal products prepared on an individual basis

Article R5121-201-5

…ed therapy medicinal product. This data concerns : 1° Identification of the sampling establishment; 2° The sampling department; 3° The donation identification number; 4° The date of sampling; 5° The t…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 quaterdecies

I. - Film production companies and audiovisual production companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of executive production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Facilitating unauthorised entry, movement and residence

Article L823-9

…scendants or descendants, their spouse, the foreign national's brothers and sisters or their spouse;2° The foreign national's spouse, the person known to be living in a marital relationship with him o…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Neurosurgery

Article R6123-97

…buildings:1° A full-time inpatient unit and protected operating theatres for neurosurgical patients;2° An intensive care unit authorised under either 1° of article R. 6123-34-1, or 1° or 2° of article…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-50

…he resolution. These objectives are as follows: 1° To ensure the continuity of critical functions ; 2° Avoid significant negative effects on financial stability; and 3° Protect the resources of the St…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to take positive action to seek employment.

Article R5411-11

Subject to the exemptions provided for in article L. 5411-8 and the second paragraph of article L. 5421-3, jobseekers who are immediately available must, both at the suggestion of one of the bodies me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-49

…owing may not be chosen as representatives of the general body of creditors: 1° The debtor company; 2° Companies owning at least one tenth of the capital of the debtor company or of which the latter o…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for pre-trial detention

Article R26

…nature of the decision ordering pre-trial detention and the prison where such detention was served; 2° The court that handed down the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit and the date of that decisio…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-9

…f the droit de suite is: 1° The seller, if he is acting in the course of his professional activity; 2° Failing this, the art market professional who receives, as intermediary, payment from the buyer;…

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