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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…f its II Act 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 312-5, L. 312-6 and L. 312-7 to L. 312-8-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-9 Law no. 2016-1918 of 29 December 2016 L. 312-10 and L. 312-11 Order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…ear certified by the statutory auditor, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-510. Audit of the opening balance sheet of the first financial year certified by the statutory audito…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-16

…fy the condition of legality of their situation in France provided for by articles L. 115-6, L. 114-10-2, L. 161-16-1, L. 161-18-1, L. 161-25-1, L. 512-2 and L. 831-1 of the Social Security Code, as w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…him by the provisions of the technical regulatory standard adopted pursuant to Articles 45.9 and 45.10 of Directive 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…ed in the provisional budget of the co-ownership, provided for in article 14-1 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties, borne by the owner, less…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

…ch public land establishment and, on the other hand, the product of the business property tax for 2010 relating to these same establishments.From the taxes levied for 2012, the revenue from the proper…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…o property losses resulting from expenditure other than loan interest. The deduction is limited to €10,700. The fraction of the deficit in excess of €10,700 and the fraction of the non-chargeable defi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L311-1

…borrower, the sum of the total amount of credit and the total cost of credit owed by the borrower ; 10° Total amount of credit, the ceiling or total sums made available by virtue of a credit agreement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…ompanies or companies with equivalent status and shares in companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives; 2° Sums paid into the share savings plan may also b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

…unts for the last two financial years, and subject to the penalties provided for in Articles L. 242-10 and L. 242-30 of the French Commercial Code. They may make a public offer, as defined for financi…

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