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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-169

…tranche of capital between 7,500,000 and 15,000,000 Euros; d) 0.50% for the remainder of the capital. The withdrawal during the proceedings of one or more of the shareholders mentioned in the previou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Provisions specific to insurance and reinsurance undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article R322-168

…nd the members of the Management Board effectively manage the company within the meaning of article L. 322-3-2. The Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board may also designate one or more natural p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 octies

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Implementing provisions

Article R1333-165

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined in decisions of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection as regards :1° The reg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 D

Municipalities that were not members of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment with its own tax status on 1 January 2011 and that join a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment wi…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-16

Under penalty of being declared null and void, the attachment deed shall contain : 1° A reference to the title under which the seizure is carried out; 2° An inventory of the property seized, including…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Greater Paris Metropolis

Article 1656 bis

I. - 1° Les dispositions du présent code, applicables aux établissements publics de coopération intercommunale soumis à l'article 1609 nonies C, apply to the Greater Paris metropolitan area.For the ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Modification or release from house arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-16

In accordance with the provisions of articles 139 and 142-8, the investigating judge may, at any time during the investigation: 1° Impose one or more new obligations on the person placed under house a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Control consultation and other common provisions

Article R2212-16

Only doctors, midwives, family planning or education centres and health centres that have signed the agreement referred to in article R. 2212-9 may obtain the medicines required to carry out a volunta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-16

Support for the pre-production of video games is granted to help cover the following expenses:1° Remuneration paid to authors participating in the pre-production of the video game, pursuant to a contr…

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