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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 sexies

(Paragraph not applicable)The additional payment made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judgment

Article D45-2-2

Where the total term of imprisonment, including any revocation of a suspended sentence, is more than one year, the criminal court which does not issue a warrant for arrest or detention pursuant to Art…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-27

Each shareholder may, at any time, inspect, under the conditions set out in Article 48 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978, the company's annual financial statements and the report on the company's re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-2

The following is equivalent to a secure waiting area, provided that it offers the same accessibility and protection as those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 4216-2-1 : 1° The landing o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2-2

I.-The conference and the commission mentioned respectively in articles L. 6161-2 and L. 6161-2-1 are responsible for ensuring the professional independence of practitioners and participating in the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-22-2

…tion, having obtained seats pursuant to Article R. 1441-2, that may be recorded in the automated processing are as follows: 1° Surname, first names and title ; 2° Their professional or personal e-mail…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-2-2

…express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 513-2-1, the application is deemed accepted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-29-2

…°, 2° or 3° of article R. 5121-28, prior to the marketing of the medicinal product or speciality concerned, of the fact that for some of the indications, pharmaceutical forms or strengths of the refer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-2

For the purposes of this sub-section, the number of employees is calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L228-29-8

No new securities may be issued pursuant to the articles of this section with the exception of those issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n°…

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