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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter B bis

…xcept in the cases and under the conditions set out in articles L. 214-169 to L. 214-190 and L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. In the event of a merger or other transac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

…Article L. 312-2: a) The references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15, L. 421-16, L. 421-23 and L. 421-24 are deleted; b) The article is supplemented by a paragraph worded as follows: "The…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-12

…b) A representative of the staff responsible for training and research under decree no. 2006-733 of 23 June 2006 relating to senior technical or scientific posts at the Institut national des sports et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cultural identity: powers of the territorial collectivity of Corsica in terms of education and culture

Article L4424-2

The territorial collectivity of Corsica finances, builds, equips and maintains collèges, lycées, public vocational education establishments, artistic education establishments, special education establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…L. 1111-4, L. 1111-6 and L. 1111-11 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order no. 2020-232 of 11 March 2020.Article L. 1111-7 is applicable in the version resulting from Act no. 2021-1017…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 F

…s claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code.The portion of the tax credit obtained in respect…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…d hockey goal cages and basketball goals that do not comply with the requirements of article R. 322-23 of this Code; 3° Making sports equipment available to users, whether free of charge or for a fee,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the eligibility of feature films

Article 912-1

…ubject, until the end of the state of health emergency declared by article 4 of law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 on the emergency response to the covid-19 epidemic, first made available on an on-dema…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-7

…6° The references to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° In Article R. 142-16: a) the references to the regional directorates f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R764-3

…l'intégration" are deleted; 6° In article R. 722-1, the words: "by Council Decision 2004/191/EC of 23 February 2004 setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the fin…

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