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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…04/72/ EC ;2° Fixed by Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…nematographic works gives rise to cash payments made, under the conditions provided for in articles 238 bis HE to 238 bis HM of the General Tax Code, by the companies for the financing of the cinemato…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2-1

…the audit of consolidated accounts Introduction 1. Pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditors certify, and justify their assessments, t…

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

Article 217 undecies

…he tax regime provided for in Article 8, excluding joint ventures, or a group mentioned in Articles 239 quater or 239 quater C, whose shares are held directly by companies subject to corporation tax.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

…he tax regime provided for in article 8, excluding joint ventures, or a group mentioned in articles 239 quater or 239 quater C, the shares of which are held directly by companies subject to corporatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…other measures, and which is not an uncooperative State or territory within the meaning of Article 238-0 A.V. - At the express request of the taxpayer, payment of the tax relating to capital gains an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-1

…he mission of the statutory auditor appointed for three financial years provided for in Article L. 823-12-1 of the Commercial Code, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: . NEP-911. Miss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…everally liable for the company's debts and company officers, mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article R. 123-54 of the Commercial Code, its legal representatives or their equivalents under foreign law; -by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe 8-2

PROFESSIONAL RULES PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE 54-1-II OF THE DECREE OF 27 DECEMBER 1985 AMENDEDSummary Preamble.Title I.. - Definitions.1. 1. Judicial administrator.1. 2. Of the mandataire judiciaire à l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I à l'article R4312-1

…of an electrical nature. The safety objectives laid down by the provisions transposing Directive 73/23/EEC apply to machinery. However, the obligations concerning conformity assessment and the placing…

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