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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic transmission of budget documents to the State representative

Article D1612-15-1

…this code.The budgetary documents of the arrondissement town halls of the communes of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and the territorial councils of the Aix-Marseille-Provence metropolis are not subject to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-4-2

…ing or facilitating such infringement.II.It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros to knowingly procure or offer to another person, directly or indirectly, means designed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…e la Haute-Corse, dans les conditions définies aux II and III of Article 52 of Law no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 on the finances for 2005, in the article 59 of finance law no. 2003-1311 of 30 Dece…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of a right to build on a property

Article 238 octies A

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-8

…for any other instruments in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/588 of 14 July 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-31

The first three paragraphs of Article L. 223-26 and Articles L. 223-27 to L. 223-30 do not apply to companies with only one member. In this case, the management report, the inventory and the annual ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 161

…le 150 A bis in force before the date of promulgation of the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) or in II of article 150 UB, the bonus is calculated on the basis of the acquisitio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article D321-6

…cover with a minimum limit of 20,000 euros; b) "Invalidity risk" cover comprising a capital sum of 30,000 euros for total invalidity, which may be reduced according to the degree of invalidity after…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Responsibility of the competent authorities

Article L532-45

…by managers established in the European Union without the authorisation required in Article L. 532-30 or without the notification referred to in Articles L. 214-24-1 and L. 214-24-2 or without being…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of validity.

Article L2232-13

…ers. The rules governing the validity of the agreement are those set out in article L. 2232-12. The 30% and 50% rates mentioned in the same article are assessed at the level of the electoral college.…

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