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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27

…ainty;- the impact on the audit of significant transactions or events that occurred during the year.10. From the items thus selected, the statutory auditor chooses those which he considers to have bee…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty(Article 711-3)The French authorities have informed the Commission of the i…

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

Article 150-0 A

I. - 1. Subject to the provisions specific to industrial and commercial profits, non-commercial profits and agricultural profits and to Articles 150 UB and 150 UC, net gains from disposals for conside…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7

…t out in I, II and III of this article and the disclosure requirement set out in I of article L. 22-10-48 do not apply to the shares, agreements and financial instruments referred to in this article a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…oned in articles 41 and 151 octies, the second paragraph of I of article 151 octies A and articles 210 A or 210 B, if the beneficiary of the transfer undertakes to continue to operate the assets in an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

…e Code de la construction et de l'habitation and the establishments mentioned in b of 5° and 8° and 10° of I of Article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles. This rate also applies…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…b) Any person who ships waste or has waste shipped to another State pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste;2. Any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…y the Fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution in accordance with Articles L. 322-5 and L. 322-10. The Autorité des marchés financiers may refuse authorisation where the performance of the superv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

I.-A fine of 100,000 euros shall be imposed on :1° Any direct or indirect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 5

…cceptance 52111. First payment 1. Decision of the deliberative assembly or the executive authority (10) . 2. Copy of the deed of gratuitous disposal >. 3. Where applicable (11), application for the is…

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