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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies A

…ul life equal to that of the contract. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED FROM JANUARY 1, 1996. Capital gains realised on the disposal of a leasing contract entered into under the conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-1 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1523-4 law no. 2005-809 of 20 July 2005 L. 1523-5, with the exception of its seventh paragra…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-5

…R. 221-26 which are not applicable. The writ of attachment is served on the debtor within…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R783-21

…ble:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R784-16

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…le:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…of Article 4(1)(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.A parent undertaking of a finance company is a financial institution, within the meanin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article L421-1

…group or as an employee of another person practising on a self-employed basis. Persons appearing on 26 November 1990 on the list of qualified patent attorneys are automatically entered on the list ref…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-28

…hey are at least eighteen years old, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-26 will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT (famil…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Personnel management

Article L1424-9-1

…regulatory provisions applicable to them. By way of derogation from article 40 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the territorial civil service, when they are req…

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