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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

The attached agreement between the French State and the guarantee fund and the French central office for compensation for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Powers of investigation.

Article L450-4

…r explanations that may be useful for the purposes of the investigation. In accordance with article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person is h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…to the decision giving rise to the entitlement, with article and paragraph of decree no. 90-437 of 28 May 1990 as amended or decree no. 2001-654 of 19 July 2001 which is being applied; - whether it c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of net gains realised on disposals of securities and corporate rights

Article 200 A

…he rate applicable to capital gains resulting from transfer transactions carried out from 1 January 2018 is 12.8%. However, where the overall option provided for in 2 is exercised by the taxpayer, the…

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

Article L531-2

The following may provide investment services within the limits of the legislative provisions which, where applicable, govern them, without being subject to the authorisation procedure provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…the judicial commissioners within their jurisdiction, in accordance with Article 15 of Order 2016-728 of 2 June 2016 on the status of judicial commissioner. They may be assisted in their supervisory…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48

I. - The nominal value of additional Tier 1 capital instruments and Tier 2 capital instruments or eligible commitments referred to in VII issued by a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…provisions of 1°, the sums corresponding to the distribution, provided for in IX of Article L. 214-28 of the Monetary and Financial Code of a fraction of the assets of a venture capital mutual fund o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…or update the information concerning it, in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 28 of the same Regulation; 9° For a manufacturer, agent, distributor or importer of a device referre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…27° Avis sur la prolongation d'activité d'un praticien contractuel, prévu à l'article R. 6152-424 ;28° Avis sur la convention permettant à un assistant des hôpitaux d'exercer son activité dans plusie…

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