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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

…article 150-0 A of this code is made up of the balance of the distributions referred to in 7 and 7 bis of the same II and in 1 of II of article 163 quinquies C perceived in the account as well as cap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Cancer Institute

Article L1415-6

…he staff of the Institut National du Cancer comprises : 1° Employees governed by Titles II, III and IV of the General Statute for Civil Servants or public employees governed by special statutes; 2° Co…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-9

…ay record infringements and breaches of Chapters I and III of Title I, and Chapters I, II, III, and IV of Title II of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-44

…ect to articles L. 225-21-1, L. 225-22, L. 225-23, L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1, directors may not receive from the company any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, other than that provided for in artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter D

Units for collective investment in transferable securities and collective investments covered by articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-32-1, L. 214-139 to L. 214-147 and L. 214-152 to L. 214-166 of the Mone…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1

The employee is entitled, with justification, to leave:1° For marriage or the conclusion of a civil solidarity pact ;2° For the marriage of a child;3° For each birth for the father and, where applicab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-3

…laid down by decree" do not apply ;2° In article L. 1221-4, the last paragraph is not applicable.2° bis In Article L. 1221-10, the first paragraph, the third paragraph and the last paragraph do not ap…

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

Article 1388 quinquies C

…e for inter-municipal cooperation, in accordance with the conditions set out in I of Article 1639 A bis, the property tax base for shops and boutiques within the meaning of Article 1498, whose main su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I to IIIa

Article 1635-0 quinquies

…in articles 1519 D, 1519 E, 1519 F, 1519 G, 1519 H, 1519 HA, 1519 HB, 1599 quater A, 1599 quater A bis and 1599 quater B.II. - The amounts and rates of the flat-rate tax on network companies are reva…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Articles relating to infants and children.

Article L5231-2

It is prohibited to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, display or import :1° Bottles with tubes ;1° bis Collars for teats and soothers and teething rings containing bisphenol A ; 2° Teats and soothers…

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