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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…a central repository. When this information constitutes personal data subject to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, it must be transmitted i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions common to investment firms and portfolio management companies relating to professional secrecy

Article L531-12

…a central repository. When this information constitutes personal data subject to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, it must be transmitted i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-2

…pplicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-46 of 22 January 2022 strengthening health crisis management tools and amending the Public Health Code, and s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-62

…rovisions apply to buyback programmes submitted for approval at General Meetings held on or after 1 January 2006. In the event of cancellation of the shares purchased, the capital reduction shall be a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to exemptions when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1382-0

…rtment applied in 2020 on the territory of the municipality.II.-For business premises existing on 1 January 2020 and assessed pursuant to Article 1498, for the application of I of this article, the ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478

…business property tax is due for the entire year by the taxpayer who carries out the activity on 1 January.However, a taxpayer who ceases all activity in an establishment is not liable for the busine…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Additional tax on undeveloped property

Article 1519 I

…tax on non-built-up properties provided for in Article 1599 quinquies in its wording in force on 1 January 2010.The second to penultimate paragraphs of this IV apply to new communes grouping communes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…ese same volumes, under the method for calculating the surcharge on mineral water in force before 1 January 2002.The proceeds of the contribution are paid back to the communes under the conditions pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

…of incapacity to hold an elective public office provided for by Article 194 of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 referred to above (1);3° To administrations and legal entities, the list of which will…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-8

…each year on the basis of the number of authorisations, declarations or registrations valid on 1st January of the tax year. It is payable two months after the date of issue of the corresponding reven…

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