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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-20

…tters; c) He has not been the subject of an administrative penalty imposed pursuant to Articles L. 1264-3 and L. 8272-2 to L. 8272-4 ; 3° The employer, user or host company and the employee meet the r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

…315 or Article 317 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. In order to carry out the activity of UCITS custodian, the entities mentioned in 3° to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

…same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 511-35 Ordinance no. 2020-1142 of 16 September 2020 L. 511-36 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-37 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…hin the meaning of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, or in acting as a market maker in relation to commodity derivatives.However, the follo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-11

…in accordance with Article 164 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of 17 December 2013 before 1 January 2019 and that their extension is renewed from that date without any significant change in the paymen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…l sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Levy on fixed-income investment income and income from European capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125 D

…cle 122 may opt, in respect of only the fraction of income or gains attached to premiums paid up to 26 September 2017, for them to be subject to the levy provided for in the first paragraph of 1 of II…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…ument provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2017, and in the ab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…517-12 are subject to the provisions of Articles L. 511-51, L. 511-52, L. 511-53, L. 533-25, L. 533-26, L. 533-27 and the regulations issued for their application. II. - Where a mixed financial holdin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-10

…al posts of the public territorial establishment, article 53 of the aforementioned law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984, with the exception of the time requirements provided for in the first sentence of i…

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