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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…ject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 612-2 are subject to a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France in r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…finance company fails to comply with an injunction subject to a fine issued pursuant to Article L. 612-25 or fails to submit to an on-site inspection as provided for in Article L. 612-26, the Enforcem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-38

…nd) under the resolution financing scheme under the conditions set out in III and IV of Article L. 312-5 or, where applicable, one or more other equivalent schemes in other Member States of the Europe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 B

…expenses are considered to be the income or expenses of one or more other persons by another State; 12° Financial instrument within the meaning of a of 1°: an instrument which generates a financial re…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R313-8

…l information, as provided for in the Article 32 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 and articles R. 123-237 et seq. of the French Commercial Code]In accordance with the law, you can now take out insur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-2

…artment's population. For each department, the amount deducted under the second levy may not exceed 12% of the revenue from transfer duties for valuable consideration collected by the department in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…of the entity and its environment and assessing the risks of material misstatement due to fraud >. 12. In order to identify the risk of material misstatement due to fraud, the statutory auditor, when…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 10

…ity; \n\t\t\t-The investment criteria to be justified are those applicable in the community.\n\t\t\t12\n\t\t\tResidence permit for professional reasons\ n\t\t\tCSP bearing the mention \"talent passpor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 156

…cidents at work and occupational diseases for self-employed persons in the agricultural professions;12° (not applicable).13° Contributions paid by farm or agricultural business managers under group in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

…onsequences of the claim, the policyholder shall forfeit his right to cover for this claim. Article 12 Summons, settlement The insured whose liability is engaged by a claim must transmit to the insure…

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