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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 200 A

1. The income tax due by natural persons domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of Article 4 B in respect of the income, net gains, profits, distributions, capital gains and receivabl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-2

I.-The directors or members of the Supervisory Board are chosen from among the members who are up to date with their subscriptions, with the exception of those elected by employees. If, during their t…

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

Article 44 sexies-0 A

A company qualifies as a young innovative company carrying out research and development projects when, at the close of the financial year, it simultaneously meets the following conditions:1° it is a s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6123-3-7

Before appointing the members of the Committee in application of article R. 6123-3-3, the Regional Prefect shall consult the President of the Regional Council on the appointment, under 5° of this arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Formation of the company

Article L4041-3

The only persons who may be members of an interprofessional outpatient healthcare company are those who meet all the conditions required by the laws and regulations in force for practising a medical p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-2

When the employment contract is terminated by the court to the detriment of the employer or at the request of the employee under the procedure referred to inArticle L. 1451-1, the amount of compensati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-32

Aid for collective operations is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The operation's ability to contribute to a mission of general interest for the immersive creation sector;2° The relev…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4 (art. A212-49)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORK UC 1 CETo design an action projectOI 11 CEAnalyse the challenges of the socio-professional contextOI 111 CEPlace their action within the framework of the organisation's guideli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-3

The representation of the staff mentioned in 1° of Article R. 6156-2 is organised into three statutory colleges:1° The college of staff mentioned in 1° of article 1 of decree no. 2021-1645 of 13th Dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L943-3

The second paragraph of I of article L. 310-3 is deleted.

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