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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…hat set out in the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December 2004, in particular the part of its appendix IAS 24 entitled "Purpose of related…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

…and 31 May;2° The year preceding that of the offer of the advance when the latter occurs between 1 June and 31 December.In the event that the composition of the tax household or households of the per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…rning the Guarantee Fund and the compulsory insurance of land vehicles; b) Decrees no. 73-587 of 29 June 1973 and no. 75-171 of 17 March 1975 adopted for their application provided that the Guarantee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-79-2

…more members appointed pursuant to Article L. 225-79 of this Code or I of Article 7 of Ordinance n° 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance of and transactions in the capital of companie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…hts resulting from fractional shares may be exercised by the management company, up to a maximum of 20% of the voting rights. IV. - When the company is governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 283

…wances authorising operators to emit greenhouse gases, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…ed for a limited market, to comply with the requirements laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018;2° The obligation, for the applicant for a marketing authorisation submit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

…mount of the tax reduction that exceeds the amount mentioned in the first paragraph of 1 of article 200-0 A may be carried forward to the income tax due for the following years up to and including the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…rds: "territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 19° In Article L. 414-11, 2° and 3° are deleted; 20° Article L. 414-12 reads as follows: "Art. L. 414-12.-The issue of residence permits bearing the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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