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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…o subject to Articles L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 613-24 as well as to the additional supervision provided f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-28

…sed, with the exception of risks relating to the operations referred to in Articles L. 143-1 and L. 310-14, Article L. 222-3 of the Mutual Code and Article L. 222-3 of the Code de la mutualité and Art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the performance of preparations which may present a health risk

Article R5125-33-1

…ategory, is carried out by the holder of the authorisation to carry out this type of preparation by 31 March of the following year at the latest. It is forwarded to the Director General of the Regiona…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638-0 bis

…for in Article 1609 nonies C, acting by a simple majority of its members, adopted no later than 15 January of the year in which the merger takes effect for tax purposes. The same applies in the event…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…ese provisions apply to the determination of taxable results for financial years ending on or after 31 December 1978. Income which, in application of the legislation previously in force, has already b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…need to process personal data in accordance with the provisions of article 69 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties.The person whose particip…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 266

…on of the rights and property of the fiduciary estate;g. (Repealed);h. (Repealed with effect from 1 January 2001).Decrees may set minimum or flat-rate tax bases for taxable purchases.1 bis. Where the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 965

The basis of assessment for real estate wealth tax is the net value at 1 January of the year: 1° Of all the property and property rights belonging to the persons mentioned in article 964 as well as to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 octies

…9 or L. 111-10 of the aforementioned Code, is definitively convicted pursuant to Articles 223-1-1, 313-2, 314-1, 321-1, 324-1, 421-1 to 421-2-6 or 433-3-1 of the Criminal Code, donations, legacies an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…ing which different rates may be voted in application of the second paragraph of 2 applies from 1st January 2005 for all the syndicates of communes and mixed syndicates that collect the tax on this da…

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