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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

…ia services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to the freedom of communication and subject to corporation tax may benefi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-37

…gnie Nationale apportions the statutory auditors to the two colleges according to their activity on 30 June of the year in which their terms of office expire. Only individuals who have been appointed…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…than 26 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the company's financial…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-25

…its composition complies with the diversification rules mentioned in I and II of Article R. 214-32-30;c) When the index is composed of other assets, its composition is diversified according to rules…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Radon management in establishments open to the public

Article R1333-36

…surement devices, the bodies mentioned in I shall call upon the bodies mentioned in Article R. 1333-30.IV -For each of the services mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of I, the organisations draw up an interv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3-1

…e with the conditions set out in 2° of Article L. 331-28 and Articles L. 331-7 to L. 331-10, L. 331-30 to L. 331-32 and L. 331-34.Any dispute relating to the right to benefit from the exceptions defin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obstacles to the legal termination of pregnancy.

Article L2223-2

It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to prevent or attempt to prevent anyone from carrying out or obtaining information about a voluntary interruption of pregnancy or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the use of administrative police powers in resolution proceedings

Article R311-10

…part of the assets of a person subject to resolution proceedings, pursuant to 6° of Article L. 311-30, it may prescribe, in accordance with the procedures set out inArticle R. 612-9 of the Monetary a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-7

…L. 134-1 respectively is sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution each year by 30 April at the latest, by year of maturity and by level of cover:the number of contracts or members…

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

Article L5441-9

The following are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000:1° Failure to prepare self-vaccines in compliance with the obligations set out in Article L. 5142-1-1;2° Failure to comply…

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