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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-20

For the drawing up of the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, either party may request the opinion of the departmental consultative commission provided for in Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-20

The establishment or organisation must be able to provide the following information at any time, at the request of the Minister for Research or the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine: 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-20

Investment firms and credit institutions authorised in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France to execute orders on be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 ter

Corporations taxable under 5 of Article 206 do not have to include in their taxable income: a. Interest on sums held in Livret A passbook accounts; b. Under the conditions and subject to the reservati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20-2

In the event of total or partial termination of the public contract, the parties may agree, without waiting for the final settlement of the balance, on an amount of debts and receivables, excluding an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-20

The obligations provided for in Article 706-25-16 are suspended if the person concerned is detained during their enforcement. If the period of detention exceeds six months, the resumption of one or mo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-20

The authorised agents and the officers and agents of the judicial police may spontaneously communicate to each other the information and documents held or collected in the performance of their respect…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HL

In the event that the company is dissolved or its capital is reduced, the Minister for the Economy, Finance and the Budget may order the tax reduction provided for in article 199 unvicies the year in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-20

The amounts of ancillary own funds items to be taken into account to determine prudential own funds within the meaning of Article L. 351-6 are subject to the prior approval of the Autorité de contrôle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis D

In accordance with the provisions of articles L. 5122-2, L. 5123-2 and L. 5123-5, of article L. 5422-10, the first and second paragraphs of article L. 5428-1 and of article L. 3232-6 of the Labour Cod…

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