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

Article L531-2

…532-1 but without being able to claim the benefit of the provisions of Articles L. 532-16 to L. 532-27: 1° a) The French State, the Caisse de la dette publique and the Caisse d'amortissement de la det…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…6° Opinion on the suspension of a contractual practitioner, as provided for in article R. 6152-414 ;27° Avis sur la prolongation d'activité d'un praticien contractuel, prévu à l'article R. 6152-424 ;2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…ns at the times set by the Board of Directors shall be subject to the provisions of Articles L. 228-27 to L. 228-29 of the Commercial Code, unless the defaulting shareholder is a local authority. Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…ation of standards relating to the professional practice of statutory auditors or the professional doctrine drawn up by the Compagnie nationale des commissaires aux comptes. It may also be the result…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article L771-2

…ing from Order No. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 and, as of 1 January 2018, from the law no. 2017-86 of 27 January 2017 L. 722-6 AND L. 722-7 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 L. 722-9 Re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-16

I. - The communauté de communes automatically exercises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of act…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…Articles…

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

Article 244 quater B

…axed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of th…

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