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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D621-29

…he Council of 14 June 2017, as well as securitisation undertakings mentioned in I of Article L. 214-167, for which the rate is set at 0.008 per thousand.These rates apply to the net assets of:a) Frenc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to the taxes, income and profits referred to in Chapters I to III

Article 235 quater

…agreement on recovery with a scope similar to that provided for by Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes, duties and o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 A

…using Code. For constructions financed 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 i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-94-1

…upervisory board memberships in companies that are controlled, within the meaning of article L. 233-16, by the company in which a mandate under the first paragraph is held. By way of derogation from t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-1

…g provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-8

…rié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" (mobile ICT employee (family)) provided for in article L. 421-29; 16° The multiannual residence permit bearing the words "passeport talent (famille)" (talent passport…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

…sions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2

…proceedings initiated on the basis of one or more offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, may communicate to the specialised intelligence services mentioned in article L. 811-2 du code d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-1

…ode; 6° The measures set out in article L. 3121-14, in 1° of article L. 3121-44, in article L. 3122-16, in the first paragraph of article L. 3123-19 and in articles L. 3123-21 and L. 3123-22 of this c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-11

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