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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-4

…xcluding collective investments and financial undertakings within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term invest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-5

…t be compatible with the fund's objective, with its management procedures referred to in article R. 214-203-6 and with any limits or rules on the granting of loans laid down in its regulations or arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-9

When loans are granted by a specialised professional fund, the recovery of debts relating to these loans may be ensured either by the management company itself or by an entity designated for this purp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-20-1

…ss is based, he shall apply for a new registration through the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and shall indicate, together with this application, the place and register of his previous regi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters

Article L128-2

…rticle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

…the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a tax credit.For each financial year, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIII: Tax regime for non-trading companies whose purpose is the construction of buildings with a view to sale

Article 239 ter

I. - The provisions of 2 of article 206 are not applicable to non-trading companies created after the entry into force of law no. 64-1278 of 23 December 1964 and whose purpose is the construction of b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-2

…al report on the status and timeframes for the enforcement of sentences provided for by Article 709-2 may be freely consulted by any person who so requests. Before the last working day of the month of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-21

…on of II of Article L. 561-10-3, the persons mentioned in 1° to 1°c and 5° to 6°a of Article L. 561-2 shall implement the following specific due diligence measures, the intensity of which shall vary a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…plomas covered by articles L. 641-4 or L. 641-5 of the Education Code other than those mentioned in 2° and 4° of this article are examined by the body responsible for consultations leading to the peri…

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