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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-11-1

…ceased their salaried professional activity is entitled, at their request, to professional training and a skills assessment under the conditions laid down in Part Six of the Labour Code.When the perso…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article R2123-11-1

…ave held one of the elective offices mentioned in Article L. 2123-11-2 may benefit from the end-of-mandate differential allowance, provided they meet the conditions set out in the aforementioned artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-10-1

…veterinary medicinal product which has already been the subject of a parallel import authorisation, and the proprietary veterinary medicinal product which is the subject of the application comes from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-10-1

Doctors and dental surgeons registered on the roll of the Association in the departments of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and Corsica are subject to the jurisdiction of the Provence-Alpes-Côte…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Liability for defective products

Article 1245-10

…ct was not intended for sale or for any other form of distribution ;4° That the state of scientific and technical knowledge, at the time he put the product into circulation, did not allow the existenc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-1-1

…the ashes of those whose bodies have given rise to cremation, must be treated with respect, dignity and decency.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115

…ed company for the distribution obligations provided for in II of Article L. 214-69 of the Monetary and Financial Code. In the event of a demerger, these obligations must be assumed by the companies r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 109

…ted into capital; 2° All sums or securities made available to members, shareholders or unit holders and not deducted from profits. Taxable amounts are determined for each period used to calculate corp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 110

For the application of 1° of 1 of Article 109 profits are understood to be those that have been retained for the basis of assessment for corporation tax. However, these profits are increased by those…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 113

For the application of articles 109 and 112, the direct incorporation of profits into the capital is treated as an incorporation of reserves.

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