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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…nced under the conditions set out in articles D. 331-14 to R. 331-16 or articles D. 372-9 to D. 372-12 of the Construction and Housing Code, the financing condition is assessed by taking into account…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-4

…ons. 10° Contraceptives in all their forms and routes of administration. 11° Homeopathic medicines. 12° Laxatives. 13° Oral vitamins and minerals. 14° Folic acid in doses recommended for the primary p…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater X

…own planning and urban renewal and in the priority neighbourhoods mentioned in article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on town planning and urban cohesion, enabling housing to acquire techni…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

…mic Area;b) Take one of the forms listed in Part A of Annex I to Council Directive 2011/96/EU of 30 November 2011 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsid…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26

…with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall defer its decision pending…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…mention "Died in the service of the Republic" provided for in Article 30 of Law no. 2021-1520 of 25 November 2021 aimed at consolidating our civil security model and enhancing the value of volunteer f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43-1

…s of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010, within the prescribed timeframe, the resolution college shall defer its decision pend…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to professional customers

Article D533-11

…al instruments, and in particular the investment companies mentioned in article 6 of the Order of 2 November 1945, the venture capital companies mentioned in article 1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 198…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…rovisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-1

…been manufactured by an establishment not authorised under Article 44 of Directive 2001/82/EC of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products. For medicinal product…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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