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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…1121-16 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-16-1, with the exception of III Law no. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 L. 1121-16-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-17 Law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-12

…78 on the annual accounts of certain types of companies, transposed by Articles L. 123-12 to L. 123-24 of the French Commercial Code, or an entity dedicated to financing a group within the meaning of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 213-24 relating to the establishment and transmission of the production acc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…ued by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 ; bonds issued or guaranteed by a public international body to which one or more Mem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R742-10

…y 2013R. 214-32-22n° 2019-1078 of 22 October 2019R. 214-32-23n° 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 214-32-24 to R. 214-32-27n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-28n° 2022-82 of 28 January 2022R. 214-32-29n°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies H

…an Union has concluded an agreement on mutual assistance similar in scope to Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 I

…n article 154 bis and in 1° of Article 998, with the exception of contracts covered by articles L. 224-1 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code contracts covered by article L. 225-1 of the same co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 206

…ducational and assistance establishments in respect of their financial years open until 31 December 2023, as well as associations and collectives not subject to corporation tax by virtue of any other…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

…le 235 ter, in article L. 136-6 of the social security code and in article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt. When the taxes due on these capital ga…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…4-28, L. 214-30 and L. 214-31 ; e) Units or shares in FIAs mentioned in II or III of article L. 214-24, which have received authorisation to use the name "ELTIF" in accordance with regulation (EU) no.…

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