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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…mpetence, a national tax control directorate, a specialised tax control directorate or, where applicable, by the Director General of Public Finance; 4° bis Judicial police officers from the national p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…ers and the rules for determining them;8° The rules according to which the grouping's members are liable for its debts;9° The arrangements for representation of each of its members at the general meet…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority conditions requi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…itoire et dans les emprises foncières libérées par la réorganisation des unités militaires et des établissements du ministère de la défense et situées dans les communes définies au seul 2° du même 3 t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

…l of taxation is maintained if the beneficiary or beneficiaries of the corporate rights referred to above undertake to pay the tax on the deferred capital gain on the date on which one of the events r…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of access to premises and places of business and home visits.

Article 64

1. In order to investigate and establish the customs offences referred to in articles 414 to 429 and 459, customs officers authorised for this purpose by the Minister responsible for customs may carry…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…tographic 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 cinematograp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

…authorisation is granted to legal entities with their registered office in France or to branches established on French territory of credit institutions with their registered office in a State that is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

I. - Title I of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.Articles L. 3211-11-1, L. 3211-2-3, L. 3211-12-1, L. 3211-12-7,…

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