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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article L621-15

…ectives 2009/65/ EC, 2009/138/ EC and 2011/61/ EU and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No 648/2012, the penalties provided for in points c to h of 2 of Article 32 of the same Regulation.Financia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-7

…provide it with the financial resources necessary to carry out its duties as set out in Article L. 312-4, both for the mechanisms for which it is responsible and for its operation. These contribution…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Overall capital gains or losses

Article 223 D

…ecial reserve ceases for capital gains taxed in respect of financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2004.The amount of additional allocations to provisions set aside by a company after it join…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-5

…idwife issued by a Member State or a Member State Party, attesting to training that began before 18 January 2016.The list of certificates that must accompany evidence of formal qualifications is set b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-2

…concerned is located in a mountain area delimited in application of article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, the project is also submi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-1

…o the head office of the regional company of statutory auditors of their domicile, between 1 and 30 January, a file comprising: 1° All official documents proving their identity and nationality; 2° Pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article D6152-417

…e development of networking between the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation init…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GC

…visions of this article apply to the determination of income for financial years ending on or after 31 December 1998.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-1

…sional secrecy of the defence and counsel, provided for in the article 66-5 de la loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques, ne soit saisi e…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1-1

…s intended for residential use is subject to prior authorisation within the meaning of articles L. 631-7 to L. 631-9 of the Code de la Construction et de l'Habitation (Building and Housing Code), the…

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