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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458

The following are exempt from business property tax:1° Publishers of periodical sheets and companies in which they hold a majority of the capital and to which they entrust the performance of grouping…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-2

…financiers and made public by the latter, under the conditions mentioned in Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-1

…iagnostic medical devices and their accessories shall comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 and with the provisions of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.

Article L5221-2

…s produits de santé has the status of competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, under the conditions specifi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232-1

…able to the public for canvassing purposes pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the categorisation of eligible customers and counterparties

Article D533-4

…including clients referred to in the first paragraph of paragraph 1 of II of Annex 2 to Directive 2014/65/EU of 15 May 2014, other than those referred to in Article D. 533-11.II. - An investment ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-27

…3 is set at :1° 750 euros for each filing of a document for the declaration referred to in 1° ;2° 3,200 euros for any examination of the obligation to file a public offer referred to in 2° ;3° 5,000 e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R734-13

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 151-1 and R. 151-2n° 2019-1590 of 31 December 2019R. 151-3No. 2020-892 of 22 July 2020R. 151-4 and R. 151-5no. 2019-1590…

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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

…641-4 and L. 641-5 and approved by the State are examined by the commission instituted by decree n° 2001-295 of 4 April 2001 creating the commission for the evaluation of management training and diplo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-3

…I. - Reference framework Article L. 1181-1 of the present code, resulting from the law of 13 April 2016 aimed at strengthening the fight against the prostitution system and supporting people in prost…

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