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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-5

…ist of representative organisations at regional level mentioned in a and b of 3° of Article R. 6523-19, in application of the provisions of Chapter II of Title II of Book I of Part Two and Chapter II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to preventive group resolution plans

Article L613-40

…of 24 November 2010 ;2° Refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis A

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

I.-In the priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the mea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-42

…and the management strategy proposed by the trustee. It may also, by way of derogation from article 2023 of the French Civil Code, limit certain of the trustee's powers in respect of the trust assets…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-31 order no. 2016-32…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…nationals and their families, supplemented by an annexed protocol, signed in Algiers on 27 December 1968, amended by its first amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994, by its second amendment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…nisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European Commission Communication No. 2014/ C 198/01 on the framework for State aid for research, development and demonstration activities. B.-The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…be borne by the applicant, subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-18 and L. 521-19. For the purposes of taking the legal action referred to in the fourth paragraph, the applicant m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-3

I. - Any failure by the persons referred to in 12°, 13°, 14°, 18° and 19° of Article L. 561-2 to comply with the obligations laid down in Sections 3 to 6 of this Chapter, in Chapter II of this Title,…

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