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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L612-44

…heir duties. It may ask them to provide the additional report provided for in III of article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code.The information thus transmitted is covered by the rule of professi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3641-1

…sation of mobility within the meaning of the articles L. 1231-1, L. 1231-8 and L. 1231-14 à L. 1231-16 of the Transport Code; creation, development and maintenance of roads in the public road domain o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379-0 bis

…furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling under the tax regime provided for in Article 1609 nonies C :1° Urban communities, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° of II;1° bis Metrop…

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Article Annexe 4-7

…or payment\n\t\t\t\tOrder for payment\n\t\t\t15\n\t\t\tTransmission of the order for payment\n\t\t\t16\n\t\t\t\tProcedures relating to the order for payment, including the registration extract (K bis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwell…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 bis A

…ubject to international conventions, capital gains, as defined in e bis and e ter of I of l'article 164 B, realised by the persons and bodies mentioned in 2 of I when disposing of the property or righ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-36

…rder 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 561-2-1 Order 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 561-2-2 Order 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016 L. 561-2-3 Ordinance no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 561-3 with the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions

Article L311-1

…fered to the borrower in connection with a credit agreement falling within the scope of this Title; 16° Bridging loan, a loan of limited duration intended to make a partial or total, temporary advance…

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