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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1039 A

…f article 1020, transfers made to a professional economic development committee governed by the loi n° 78-654 du 22 juin 1978, of assets of any kind belonging to an organisation with a similar purpose…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L931-15

For the purposes of Article L. 145-26, New Caledonia is considered to be a territorial collectivity.

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

Article L941-15

In article L. 145-26, the words: "to the departments" are replaced by the words: "to French Polynesia".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to termination of pregnancy by medication

Article R2212-14-1

The doctor or midwife will deliver to the woman the medicines required to carry out the voluntary interruption of pregnancy. By way of derogation from the provisions of the first paragraph, in the con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18-1

1° The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 4, 6, 9 to 11 and 15 of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 as amended on foodstuffs intended for infants and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-10-1

I. - A development council is set up in public establishments with their own tax status with more than 50,000 inhabitants. Below this threshold, a development council may be set up by deliberation of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-199-1

The words "related party" and "related party transactions" have the same meaning as defined by the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-197-1

Public limited companies that adopt a simplified presentation pursuant to Article L. 123-16 shall include in the notes to the financial statements a list of transactions carried out between the compan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article D2512-15-13

The Parisian council for safety and the prevention of delinquency and the fight against drugs, sectarian aberrations and violence against women and the delinquency prevention plan applicable in Paris…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2391-16

The provisions of articles R. 2191-20 and R. 2191-21 apply.

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