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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Treatment of losses and capital losses incurred by the company before joining or after leaving the group

Article 223 I

…st its profits, subject to the limits and conditions set out in the third paragraph of I of Article 209 ;b) The share of losses corresponding to the additional depreciation resulting from the revaluat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL

Article L3211-2

…of its powers to the standing committee, with the exception of those referred to in articles L. 3312-1 et L. 1612-12 to L. 1612-15. It may modify the list of powers thus delegated during its term of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-22

…ided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Code;2° The proceeds of the increase in Corsica of the tax on air passenger transport provided for in Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-2

…eement, to provide guarantees which may be realised in accordance with the provisions of article L. 211-38 or to earmark securities, instruments, claims or sums of money to meet payment obligations ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-248

…shareholders' equity to a value at least equal to half the share capital or, subject to Article L. 224-2, to reduce its share capital by the amount necessary to ensure that the value of the sharehold…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R445-2

…the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-20

…ate name, business address or registered office address and registration number of their principal; 2° In the case of an intermediary covered by 2° of the first paragraph of Article R. 519-4, the name…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-20

…of the withdrawing member are purchased, where applicable at the end of the period provided for in 2° of B of I of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…Within the perimeter of the defence restructuring zones referred to in 1° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du terri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise within the framework of the provision of services

Article R222-29

The declaration referred to in article R. 222-28 shall be sent to the sports agents' commission of the relevant delegated federation at least one month before the start of the exercise in France.The d…

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