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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…14 L. 511-15 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-15 L. 511-15-1 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 with the exception of its first paragraph Ordinance no. 2015-5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…ver their normal useful life. The provisions of this article apply to buildings completed before 31 December 1990 provided that they are incorporated into production facilities existing on 31 December…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Declaration of new constructions and changes to their nature, purpose or use

Article 1406

…hanges of category of the built properties mentioned in I of Article 146 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and for changes in the method of determining the rental value purs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Household and other waste

Article L2573-30

…applicable regulations".IV. - All of the services set out in this paragraph must be provided by 31 December 2024 at the latest. Communes shall submit a provisional equipment and upgrading plan relati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-1

…ording resulting from L. 112-5-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 112-6 Act no . 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 112-6-1-A Act no . 2017-1775 of 28 December 2017 L. 112-6-1 Act no. 2011-331 of 28…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative finance intermediaries

Article L775-32

…same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 548-1 and L. 548-2 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 548-3 and L. 548-4 Order no. 2014-559 of 30 May 2014 L. 548-5 Order no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-14

…ropriation are carried forward, under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 5217-10-11, the entries in the budget are justified by the production in the appendix of a forecast re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55-1

…rred to in Article 87 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC. II. The amount of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-4

…rôle prudentiel pursuant to article L. 341-4, the financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December of each year. By way of exception, the first financial year of French companies commencing…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Investments

Article R353-3

…apply only if the underlying exposures have been replaced or supplemented by new exposures after 31 December 2014.

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