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

Article L4425-18

…lating to passenger rail services;11° A statement of changes in assets provided for in articles L. 3213-2 et L. 4221-4 ;12° Other statements relating to the assets and financial situation of the Corsi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the resolution procedure

Article L613-58

…set out in II and III as soon as circumstances permit. II. - The resolution board shall notify its decision to the following persons and authorities: 1° Le ministre chargé de l'économie ; 2° The Euro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-1

…s chairman and a member of a citizens' council provided for in the article 7 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 programming for the city and urban cohesion appointed by the minister responsible f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-14

…of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2-1 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 518-4 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-5 and L. 518-6 Act no. 2008-776 of 4 A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-1

…own in Article L. 1111-8 of this code.By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 5721-2, a mixed syndicate covered by Title II of Book VII of Part Five may join, until 31 December 202…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7-1

I. - When, pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 441-21, the commitments of the insurance undertaking under an agreement are no longer represented in at least an equivalent manner by the assets…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

…ternal packaging, or on tobacco products themselves, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-21 of the Public Health Code;10° Selling, distributing or offering free of charge tobacco products o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-6

…r otherwise, regardless of the number of days of filming scheduled for each week. Exceptionally, by decision of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, this maximum durati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 167 bis

…ties or rights whose taxation has been deferred pursuant to the II of article 92 B, of article 92 B decies and I ter and II of article 160, as they read prior to 1 January 2000, article 150-0 C, in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B ter

…set out in III of this article are met. The taxpayer mentions the amount of the capital gain in the declaration provided for in article 170. These provisions also apply when the contribution is made w…

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