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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-5

Where warranted by an emergency situation, in particular that described in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, or an adverse development that is likely to threaten market liquidity or the stab…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-15

…points corresponding to the data declared by the employer pursuant to article L. 4163-6 and shall inform the worker each year of the points acquired in respect of the previous year in a statement spec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within a group of undertakings

Article L3344-1

Incentives, profit-sharing or a company savings plan may be set up within a group made up of companies that are legally independent but have established financial and economic links between them. Howe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-2

Commercial companies which, at the close of a financial year, have three hundred or more employees or whose net turnover, at the same time, is equal to or greater than 18,000,000 euros, are required t…

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

Article L734-1

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Accounting of the Banque de France

Article R144-8

The General Council of the Banque de France appoints the auditors on the recommendation of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank and after approval by the Council of the European Union. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-36

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 663-34, the president of the court shall, on a proposal from the official receiver, set the amount of advance payments to be credited against the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies B

I. Individuals who undertake to hold units in venture capital mutual funds or professional investment funds for at least five years from the date of their subscription are exempt from income tax on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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