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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article L775-8

…hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of I.1, L. 513-6 to L. 513-11 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Risk mutual funds

Article L214-28

…apital of companies, which are not admitted to trading on a French or foreign financial instruments market operated by a market undertaking or an investment services provider other than a portfolio ma…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for documentary works

Article 211-11

…ve groups, as follows : I.-Language of Filming" group 1° The "Language of Filming" group is awarded 20 points; 2° Points are awarded under the following conditions: a) When the film is made entirely i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…culating the indicators. The indicators are calculated each year by the employer, no later than 1st March of the current year, on the basis of data from the annual reference period chosen by the emplo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

I. - A fixed fee is payable by persons subject to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, where provided for by law or regulation, in the following cases: 1° In the event of publicatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…ceeds of these taxes. I bis. - I is applicable to communities of communes which, before 31 December 2010, have opted, pursuant to the first sentence of the first paragraph of II in the wording in forc…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES.

Article L611-5

…f the supervisory authority and the approved bodies responsible, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 550/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 laying down the framework for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197

…ed, widowed or subject to separate taxation as provided for in 4 of article 6 and to two shares for married taxpayers subject to joint taxation.However, for taxpayers who are single, divorced, or subj…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-8

…to determine the revision formula and, pursuant to III of article L. 631-24 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the indicators used. When the acquisition of the agricultural raw material by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

1. The withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of Article 204 A is made by the debtor upon payment of the sums and benefits referred to in Article 204 F.Where the debtor of the withholding tax is not…

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