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Showing 70817090 of 7785 articles for Art. 10 déc. 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-5

The recipients of company formalities, mentioned in article L. 123-32 are:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other narcotic substances and preparations

Article R5132-76

…for veterinary surgeons;3° bis The authorisation granted to the Institut Pasteur by article L. 5124-10 ; 3° ter The accreditation provided for in article L. 6221-2 for medical analysis laboratories;4°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

1. When an individual domiciled in France holds directly or indirectly at least 10% of the shares, units, financial rights or voting rights in a legal entity-a legal person, body, trust or comparable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41

…ned in Article L. 612-24. II. - A branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 may apply to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for a total or partial exemptio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…of Article L. 561-2.This control is carried out under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling sec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-42

…and preliminary studies, and be entered in the operating section of their budget, up to a limit of 10% of the total amount allocated to the recipient of the grant. In this case, the grant cannot be r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-34

…l of 26 June 2013;In the case of branches of credit institutions referred to in I of Article L. 511-10 and third-country undertakings, only the provisions of IV of this Article, V of Article L. 613-62…

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

Article 208 C

…extent of 60% or more by one or more persons acting in concert within the meaning of Article L. 233-10 of the French Commercial Code. This condition is assessed on a continuous basis during each finan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies C

…eds of these taxes. I bis. - I is applicable to communities of communes which, before 31 December 2010, have opted, pursuant to the first sentence of the first paragraph of II in the wording in force…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5-3

…of 14 June 2017, the fee payable, set by decree, is greater than €2,000 and less than or equal to €10,000. It is payable on the day the document is submitted; 4° Upon notification or authorisation to…

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