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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4-3

…revious paragraph, the rights of erasure and objection provided for respectively in Articles 17 and 21 of the same Regulation do not apply to this processing.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-201

…h the exception of procedures covered by the activities mentioned in 8°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13° and 21° of the same article. This activity requires an environment adapted to the complexity and level o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…ompanies are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13, Article L. 511-21 and Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-38. Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-13

…cy to bill for care reimbursable by social security under the conditions laid down inarticle L. 162-21 of the Social Security Code for the care activities jointly operated. The grouping is also subjec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 113-1, the following constitute international conventions relating to fundamental human rights: 1° The International Covenant on Civil and Political…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

It is instituted, for the benefit of the établissements publics fonciers mentioned in article L. 321-1 of the town planning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12-1

…ts of the accounts of investment firms, financial institutions within the meaning of Article L. 511-21, credit institutions, payment institutions, electronic money institutions, institutions for occup…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Economic weighting studies

Article R713-66

I.-At the time of each general renewal, the regional chamber of commerce and industry and the territorial chamber of commerce and industry carry out an economic weighting study, each insofar as it is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…n is taken from:1° Net capital gains realised during financial years ending on or after 31 December 2001 from the disposal of securities held for at least two years;2° Sums received by the venture cap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

…ried out in sites which have been authorised in accordance with the second paragraph ofarticle L. 1121-13. Clinical trials of advanced therapy medicinal products as defined in Article 2 of Regulation…

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