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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

…to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R774-1

…xception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 511-3-2, R. 511-3-3, R. 511-3-5 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-1

…xception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n° 2021-941 of 15 July 2021R. 511-3-2, R. 511-3-3, R. 511-3-5 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

…ered into for that purpose, acquire control of a company or issuer referred to in Article L. 214-24-23;2° AIFs or their management companies cooperating with one or more other AIFs or their management…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-17

…et, these authorities shall forward the declaration to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, within the timeframe and in accordance with the procedures defined by decree of the Conseil d'Et…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…l charges borne by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation tax up to the higher of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 I

…l property for which planning permission has been obtained between 1 September 2014 and 31 December 2016, evidenced by a notarised deed signed no later than three years after the planning permission i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Management of funds received as compensation for group members

Article 849-20

…7 November 1991, any sum received under Articles 68 and 74 of the aforementioned Act of 18 November 2016 shall be immediately deposited by the plaintiff in the action in the account opened in accordan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-40

…sted in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

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