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

Article 220 S

…ration tax due by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 220 quindecies were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the ta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-8

…on has been unable to meet one of the obligations set out in Article L. 561-5 or Article L. 561-5-1.III. - A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the procedures for applying I when the conclusion or termin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-2

For application in Wallis and Futuna :1° Article L. 2131-1: " a) In III, the words: "a multidisciplinary centre for prenatal diagnosis" are replaced by the words: "a consultation providing multidiscip…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-9

…oncerns food products, the penalty is increased to three years' imprisonment and a fine of €45,000. III. - Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in this article shall also incur the foll…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-1

…ur may carry out any investigation necessary for the application of the provisions of Titles II and III of this Book.They may also, for the application of Title VI of this Book, implement the powers o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-7

…ny office held in connection with an economic or financial activity related to the commerce sector. III.-The members of the National Commission for Commercial Development, as well as all natural or le…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-9

…ing to the budget and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting managemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 796 bis

…es 196 and 196 A bis, of any person mentioned in 1° to 2° ter or 8° to 10° of the I of article 796. III. - The exemption provided for in I and II of this article applies to donations received within t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 E

…t in respect of which the tax is due, when this work relates to the premises mentioned in II, 1° of III and IV of article 278 sexies, are intended to contribute directly to the saving of energy and fl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-13

…pursuant to articles L. 1511-3 , L. 1511-7 and L. 1511-8 , Title V of Book II of Part Two and Title III of Book II of Part Three.The guidelines of the plan promote innovative, sustainable and balanced…

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