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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Equity securities

Article L742-2

…column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 212-1 A Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 212-1 Ordinance no. 2004-604 of 24 June 2004 L. 212-2 Act 2012-387 of 2…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…he European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3, the words: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of proc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-46-1

…V of Title I of Book II, or UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009; b) Be invested in and expo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-93

…V of Title I of Book II, or UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 ;b) Be invested in and expo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…ection 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006, allocated t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-79

Holders of youth passbooks must request closure of their accounts by 31 December of the year in which they turn 25 at the latest. Deposit-taking institutions are required to automatically close the ac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-11

…f the person concerned under the conditions set out in articles L. 1442-13-2 to L. 1442-14, L. 1442-16-1 and L. 1442-16-2.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-23

…article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-104

…eir activity before 1 January 2018, by taking into account the period between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2019;2° For persons who began their activity in 2018, by taking into account the period bet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Corsica - DOM

Article 575 E bis

…or the same products, set in accordance with the table below: Product group From 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 From 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 Cigarette…

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