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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…to the provisions of the ninth paragraph. They are bound by professional secrecy.As from 1 January 2009, half of the members referred to in 2° shall be replaced every three years. At the time of each…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…e Functioning of the European Union to de minimis aid.1° bis For financial years ending on or after 31 December 1987 and subject to the provisions of 9, paid holiday pay calculated under the condition…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Requirements for capitalisation contracts and certain life insurance contracts

Article A522-1

…ic risk indicator referred to in Article 3 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2017 or, in the absence of this synthetic risk indicator, a risk indicator calculated using a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L774-5

…58 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-41-1 B and L. 511 41 1 COrdinan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L775-5

…58 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-41-1 B and L. 511-4-1 COrdinanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Service life and disposal

Article R1333-161

I.-A sealed radioactive source is considered to have expired at the latest ten years after the date of the first registration on the supply form or, failing this, after the date on which it was first…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-12-2

…artial repayment of the amount outstanding under a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the Consumer Code, or the payment of all or part of the instalments on the said loan, the i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article L441-10

…erred to in Article L. 441-1 must be brought into compliance with the provisions of this chapter by 31 December 2017. Without prejudice to II, compliance with existing agreements may not result in a r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

…satisfy the conditions for such advancement. The number of staff in each category is determined on 31 December of the year preceding the year in respect of which the promotion to the next higher grad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

…lusively for the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a tax credit.For each financ…

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