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Showing 60516060 of 6891 articles for Art. 12 January 1993

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13

…icle L. 321-1.5 leads to the recommendation of a bundled offer within the meaning of Article L. 533-12-1, providers other than portfolio management companies shall ensure that the bundled offer as a w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National protocols

Article L4011-3

…nding may derogate from the following provisions: 1° Articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-11, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-14-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code and Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regional hospital groups

Article L6132-1

…n article L. 6132-3.The elements of the army health service mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 6147-12 may, with the authorisation of the Minister of Defence and the agreement of the Director General…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…th the exception of its second paragraphOrder 2014-1332 of 6 November 2014 L. 511-43 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 511-44 to L. 511-49Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-50Law no. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15

I. - For the purposes of II of Article L. 533-12, the information provided to clients is as follows:1° Where they provide the investment service referred to in 5° of Article L. 321-1, investment servi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

I.-In the priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the mea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

…tions mentioned in this paragraph is 10%.I bis. (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1st January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).I ter. Taxation of the capital gain rea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1523-4 law no. 2005-809 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27-2

…he event of death are not subject to this deposit when the death of the insured occurred prior to 1 January 2015. The sums due under the contracts mentioned in the first paragraph of this I and compri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G bis

…respect of expenses actually incurred for the work mentioned in II of this article, adopted from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 at a general meeting of co-owners in application of Act no. 65-557…

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