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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

…ch is not covered by the other provisions of Article L. 214-28, Article L. 214-30 or Article L. 214-31; 3° May not hold more than 10% of the shares or units of a UCITS or an AIF covered by paragraphs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Funds repayable from the public.

Article R312-18

For the purposes of Article L. 312-2, issues of debt securities are treated as collections of repayable funds from the public when they comply with the following conditions and limits:1° These issues…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1245-33

…an origin ;2° The structure of the unique donation number referred to in b of 2° of Article R. 1245-31 and the legal and natural persons responsible for affixing this number.The practical procedures f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, registration and commencement of business of the company.

Article R743-42

…not taken the oath within one month of the publication of the order provided for in Article R. 743-31 may, except in cases of force majeure, be stripped of his status as a partner by order of the Min…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R5121-51

…Commission pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, in more than one Member State of the European Community or party to the Agreement on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…9 order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-40 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 211-40-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 211-41Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 II.For the application of I:1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…9 order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 211-40 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 211-40-1 law no. 2018-287 of 20 April 2018 L. 211-41Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 II.For the application of I:1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
35° : Tax credit for the first subscription to a newspaper, periodical or online press service providing political and general information

Article 200 sexdecies

…not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid, until 31 December 2022, by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, in respect of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…vables arising from reinsurance contracts, calculated in accordance with the provisions in force at 31 December 2015.The maximum deductible fraction decreases linearly at the end of each year, from 10…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

…4 of Law no. 2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 on amending finance for 2010, in the version in force on 31 December 2016, is positive. For each tax, the exemption is equal to nine tenths of the difference…

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