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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-6

…resale or use of certain devices or categories of devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 is prohibited or regulated; 4° The arrangements for market surveillance of the same devices…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to apprenticeships

Article L6522-3

…the same I are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years, or, in the absence of capital expenditure made over this period in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…c and e to g of 1a of I of Article 885-0 V bis of this Code, in the version in force on 31 December 2017 ;the donee carries out his or her main professional activity or one of the functions listed in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…e of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost price spread on a straigh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-31

…ft plan has been adopted by each of the classes in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 626-30-2, the court shall rule on it in accordance with the procedures set out in Section 2 of this chap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-21

…lishment for cultural or environmental cooperation, the board of directors shall meet no later than 30 June of the year following the dissolution, in order to vote on the administrative account and to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R754-3

…ting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

…r the first period of validity; 2° €10 per square kilometre per year, from its first extension; 3° €30 per square kilometre per year, from its second extension. II. - The proceeds of the tax are colle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L753-6

…313-13 to L. 313-17 do not apply to private equity funds governed by articles L. 214-29 and L. 214-30 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or to employee savings funds governed by articles L. 214-163…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-17

…of takeover projects.The expert submits his report within the timeframe set out in Article L. 1233-30.When the social and economic committee calls on the assistance of an expert, the employer informs…

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