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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-28

…raph 1 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks for financial instruments and contracts or to measure the pe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-54

…up to date with their professional contributions and who are practising as statutory auditors on 30 June of the year in which their term of office expires are eligible to stand for election. Only a st…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…and the initial installation of digital projection equipment in cinemas approved before 31 December 2012: 1° Distributors who, as part of contracts for the concession of cinematographic performance ri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 B ter

…se sums;g) The deductions from overall income provided for in articles 157 bisand 196 B.III. - From 2012, the amount of the tax relief provided for in I is reduced by an amount equal to the product of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article R743-13

…er 2019R. 214-206-1n° 2016-1587 of 24 November 2016R. 214-217, R. 214-218 and R. 214-221 to R. 214-226n° 2018-1004 of 19 November 2018R. 214-230n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-231, R. 214-234 to R.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…small and medium-sized enterprises given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-4 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-3)

Article Annexe 8-4

…of texts Article 72 of decree no. 85-1389 of 27 December 1985 (amended by decree no. 2004-518 of 10 June 2004):The guarantee fund is managed by a board of directors composed of twelve members, includi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Approvals

Article L321-10-1

…l and the status of its shareholders or, in the case of the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-1, the mutual insurers and associations referred to in Article L. 211-8-1 of the Mutual Code and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…e provided for by article 222-32 of the Criminal Code and the offences provided for in articles 222-26-2,227-22-2 and 227-23-1 of the same code; 2° Crimes against humanity and the crimes and offences…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Provisions relating to staff

Article L5217-19

…the benefits acquired in application of the third paragraph of the article 111 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. Non-tenured public-sect…

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