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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-6

As an exception to the second paragraph of Article L. 225-1 a société européenne may form a société européenne of which it is the sole shareholder. It is subject to the provisions applicable to the Eu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 693

…6 and 7 of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1784 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 must also be observed, on pain of nullity, in the event of dispatch of a document t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-5

…including in the event of a repeat offence, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of €200. The amount of the redu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional provisions relating to selective distribution aid

Article 919-43

…tion from 1° and 2° of article 223-26, for the selective structural aid provided for in article 223-25 granted during the years 2022 and 2023, the distribution company must :1° Have distributed at lea…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the list of industrial property attorneys

Article R422-7

…consultancy mentioned in Article L. 422-7 (b) may, in accordance with Article L. 423-2 (e), be only 25% owned by an industrial property attorney, provided that the purpose of the company is to group t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

…1 to 7 of Article 21, Articles 22 and 23, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 24, paragraph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 septies

…ts rate is set at 100% for the first two years, 75% for the third year, 50% for the fourth year and 25% for the fifth year.It ceases to apply if the taxpayer changes during this period.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Recognition of convictions and probation decisions

Article 764-27

…ench legislation. The decision to refuse shall be motivated by reference to articles 764-24 and 764-25.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3a: Investigation assistants

Article R15-17-2

…lice service or a national gendarmerie unit from among those mentioned in articles R. 15-18 à R. 15-25. A joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of the Interior sets the content and d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-73

The placement of the person concerned referred to in the second paragraph of Article 706-25-17 takes place at the national assessment centre of the prison administration at the request of the chairman…

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