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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

The following are subject to the obligations set out in sections 2 to 7 of this chapter: 1° Bodies, institutions and services governed by the provisions of Title I of this Book, including branches of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B

The overall result is determined by the parent company by making the algebraic sum of the results of each of the companies in the group, determined under the conditions of ordinary law or in accordanc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

I. - 1° Small and medium-sized companies subject to an actual tax regime may benefit from a tax credit in respect of investments, other than replacement investments, financed without public aid for at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

I. - Portfolio management companies are legal entities which manage one or more : 1° UCITS ; 2° FIA ; 3° UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the Europ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20

I. - The urban community exercises the following competences by operation of law, in place and stead of the member municipalities:1° With regard to the economic, social and cultural development and pl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

The professional practice standard relating to the mission of the statutory auditor appointed for three financial years provided for in Article L. 823-12-1 of the Commercial Code, approved by the Mini…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…hment replaces, until 31 December 2017 for the competences provided for in 3° and until 31 December 2016 for the competence provided for in 4°, the municipalities or public establishments of inter-mun…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

STATUTES TYPES OF LIMITED LIABILITY SPORTS UNIPERSONAL COMPANIESTREATTE I: FORM, NAME, OBJECT, REGISTERED OFFICE, DURATIONArticle 1 A limited liability company governed by these Articles of Associatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2671-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the pow…

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