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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quater J

…transaction benefiting from the provisions set out in articles 41,151 octies, 151 octies Aor 210 A. II. - The provisions of article 238 quater I do not apply where, in the absence of the creation of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-21

…égulation de l'énergie, for its opinion, any matter falling within the scope of the latter's powers.II. - When a matter is referred to it by the Commission de régulation de l'énergie pursuant to Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-49

…a view to implementing one or more resolution measures. However, in the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 613-48, only the member of the resolution college mentioned in 2° of I of Article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Role of the State.

Article L6122-1

…stifies, temporarily or permanently, actions defined at national level to meet skills requirements. II - For the implementation of a national programme defined by the State and designed to meet an add…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-3

…icles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable to Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of I of article L. 5211-43 :1° In 1°, "40%" is replaced by "60%…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Deaths of hospitalised patients and measures relating to children who may be declared lifeless at the civil registry office in health establishments.

Article R1112-76

…istry is claimed, it is handed over without delay to the persons referred to in article R. 1112-75. II - If the body is not claimed within the ten-day period mentioned in article R. 1112-75, the estab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status

Article L421-4

…ned by the market undertaking to comply with the obligations set out in paragraphs 2 and 4 of I and II of Article L. 421-11. The Autorité des marchés financiers shall propose, in the same way, that re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-25

The authorisations shall specify the elements listed in Annex II of Directive (EU) 2015/566. Authorisations issued in this way may be modified, suspended or withdrawn in whole or in part by the Direct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mandatory registered shares

Article L212-3

…d to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility, shall be in registered form. II. - This obligation must be fulfilled within six months of the issue date of the shares concerned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-1

…order, bears the letterhead of the prefecture in whose jurisdiction the authorisation is requested. II.-The form comprises three sections, to be completed by the applicant for authorisation: 1° The id…

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