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Showing 24312440 of 28708 articles for Art. 25 May 1993

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-2

…ntered in this register in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of articles R. 626-25 and R. 642-12 of the same code or, failing that, those for which the debtors are entered in the T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

…la santé et de la recherche médicale;24° Research teams at university hospitals and cancer centres;25° Research and training teams at the Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique;26° The Institut na…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-14

…e and after the requested extension; 2° Maps and plans showing:- the location of the project on a 1:25,000 map;- the organisation of the project on the plot or plots of land concerned: the locations a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…s held in the fund and decides on the contribution of units or securities. However, the regulations may stipulate that the voting rights relating to these units or securities are to be exercised by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…ance with Article 17 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain legal professions. It may be assisted in its supervisory role by the Conseil national des barreaux in accordance withartic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 bis AB

…rd or manager, as well as by the members of their tax household within the meaning of in Article 6, may opt for the partnership tax regime referred to in Article 8. For the purposes of determining the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-3

…to perform their duties; 2° The natural persons who either hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital or voting rights of the service provider, or who exercise, by any other means, a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Payment systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article L330-1

…edures within the meaning of Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems, the regular execution,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…hazardous waste concerned Unit of collection Quota (in euros) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 From 2025 B.-Authorised plants recovering more than 75% of the biogas captured for energy purposes tonne 24…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…mation office, either directly or through a company in which they hold at least 10% of the capital, may set up a tax-free provision in an amount equal to the losses incurred during the first five year…

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