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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-8

…f 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-50 and L. 214-24-51 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-52 to L. 214-27 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-29 Order no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-8

…f 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-50 and L. 214-24-51 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-52 to L. 214-27 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-28 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-29 Order no.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

I. - A general tax on polluting activities has been introduced and is payable by the following natural or legal persons:1. a) Any person receiving hazardous or non-hazardous waste and operating a faci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219

…curities in question are transferred;a quater. For financial years commencing on or after 1 January 1997, the long-term capital gains and losses regime ceases to apply to the capital gain or loss aris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…infringed a provision of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019; 2° It has infringed a provision of Title III of Book V; 3° It has infringed any ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-13-1

…y of data provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

…Code. The investigating commissioner is compensated in accordance with articles R. 123-25 to R. 123-27 of the same code. IV.The file submitted to the public enquiry includes at least: 1° An explanator…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…nd specially empowered by the National Bar Council pursuant to Article 156 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession; 8° Inspecting notaries appointed under the conditi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

…with the exception of Articles R. 2131-2-1 to R. 2131-11 and R. 2131-13 to R. 2131-22 and R. 2131-27 to R. 2131-34, and subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-A.- In Article R. 2131-1, I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects.

Article D2573-16-1

…words: "par la réglementation applicable localement". XV. - For the application of article R. 2213-27, the words: "au a de l'article R. 2213-2-1" are replaced by the words: "par la réglementation app…

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