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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-15

…ss and rectification provided for respectively in articles 39 and 40 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978 may be exercised with the Banque de France and the persons having appointed or mandated…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…son who has the radio stations at his disposal for the purposes of his professional activity on 1st January of the tax year.III. - The amount of the flat-rate tax is set at €1,782 per radio station ow…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-4

Articles L. 312-19, L. 312-20 and L. 312-21-1 are applicable to accounts opened in the books of persons providing investment or related services as provided for in Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-2.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Animator" speciality

Article A212-46

…speciality of the vocational diploma in youth, popular education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-21 is set out in the relevant order dated 27 April 2016 (NOR: VJSF1603369A).

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-43

I. - The provisions of article L. 532-21-3 are applicable to AIFM established in third countries.II. - The provisions of Article L. 532-25-1 are applicable to portfolio management companies which mana…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

…taxpayers' reporting obligations (1). (1) These provisions apply as from the taxation of income for 1997.

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - First class.

Article 410

…atus of containers, as provided for in Article 18a of Council Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-7

…aining speciality 313 of the nomenclature of training specialities approved by decree no. 94-522 of 21 June 1994. 2° Certificates of professional qualification registered in the national register of p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

…article 120, and the negotiable debt securities referred to in l'article 124 B issued on or after 1 January 1992, the difference between the sums or values receivable and those paid on acquisition; ho…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…ance contracts and securitisation vehicles, calculated in accordance with Article L. 351-2, as at 1 January 2016; andb) Technical provisions after deduction of receivables arising from reinsurance con…

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