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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-20

COMPOSITION OF THE APPLICATION FORM FOR THE COMMON GENERAL TRAINING COURSE FOR TEACHING, SUPERVISION AND TRAINING IN MOUNTAIN SPORTS The application includes the following documents: - an application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-203-7

By way of derogation from articles R. 214-203-5 and R. 214-203-6, specialised professional funds which engage in lending up to 10% of their net assets are subject only to the following conditions:a) L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Formation and operation of regional joint cross-industry committees

Article D6323-20-2

…mployment or have been in active employment during the five years preceding their appointment. They may be represented by an alternate appointed in the same way as the full member. II - The incompatib…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-2

…n of all the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-2

…ot comply with the requirements set by the order referred to in the first paragraph, the department may refuse to preserve them and shall inform the approved laboratories, the supervisory authority an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater C

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from an income tax credit in respect of expenditure actually incurred, between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025, for t…

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

Article 208 ter B

…nisations that receive interest from sums held in special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009, under conditions defined by decree, by the mutual credit banks that are members of the Confédé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-20-3

…the inclusion of draft resolutions shall be accompanied by the text of the draft resolutions, which may be accompanied by a brief explanatory statement. Once the requirements set out in the previous p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 209-0 A

…ssement which meets the conditions laid down in II or III bis of article 163 quinquies B, companies may refrain from recognising the difference mentioned in the second paragraph provided that they und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-20-5

…rs, as well as monitoring training relating to the management and risks of aggression to which they may fall victim in the course of their duties ; 2° Drawing up an annual report, submitted to the cha…

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