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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-8-1

…rticle L. 5142-3 of this code in its version prior to the entry into force of Order no. 2022-414 of 23 March 2022, in accordance with III of Article 14 thereof, or have not been subjected to testing i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…vered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to the ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant le cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs ou qu'un fonds profe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R752-1

…he decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 2013R. 312-4-2n° 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016R. 312-4-3n° 2020-889 of 20 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R753-1

…he decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 2013R. 312-4-2n° 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016R. 312-4-3n° 2020-889 of 20 Jul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…sed by a delegated federation;c) During the international sporting events referred to in article L. 230-2 ; d) Outside the competition periods for the sporting events mentioned in a to c ;e) During th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

…of the publication of Order no. 2021-580 of 12 May 2021 transposing Article 2(6) and Articles 17 to 23 of Directive 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…341-7, L. 440-6 to L. 440-10, L. 500-1, L. 511-37, L. 511-38, L. 531-8, L. 531-12, L. 533-5, L. 533-23, L. 542-1, L. 561-2, L. 561-10-3, L. 561-32, L. 561-36-1, L. 573-1-1 and L. 573-2-1 to L. 573-6 a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-2

…1563 of 16 December 2010 L. 5721-7-1 law no. 2009-526 of 12 May 2009 L. 5721-8 law no. 2016-341 of 23 March 2016 L. 5721-9 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004II. - For the application of article L. 57…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

…doctorate for less than five years, or persons assigned to teaching or research activities, and its main activity is the valorisation of research work in which these managers or partners have particip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-4

…icle L. 511-44; 3. International organisations referred to in Article 118 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, multilateral development banks referred to in Article 117(2) of the same Regul…

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