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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Offences committed by third-party declarants

Article 1736

…corresponds to that declared or communicated by the distributing companies pursuant to Article 243 bis.Persons subject to the obligations of article 242 ter and article 242 ter B are relieved of any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…e articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-35.The maximum allowances voted by the board of directors of the fire and rescue service for the act…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Procedural provisions and respect for the rights of policyholders and creditors

Article L311-51

…ho has been the subject of a transfer provided for in 3° or 4° of Article L. 311-30, Article L. 311-35 or Article L. 311-41 and the acquirer to exchange information or provide assistance to each other…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services.

Article L321-11-3

…he European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority so requests, without prejudice to Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-50

…designates, as well as the posting of this decision under the conditions set out in the Article 131-35 of the Criminal Code; 2° The closure, for a period of up to five years or permanently, of the bus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter U

…sferable, except in the cases and under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the same code; it may not then be the subject of several partial assignments or pledges with o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 F

…alienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code.The portion of the tax credit obtained in respect of the expen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

…posting or dissemination of the decision in accordance with the conditions set out in articles 131-35 or 131-39 of the Criminal Code.III. - Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the condit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-2

…or distributing the decision handed down, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-35 of the French Criminal Code; b) Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be used to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…he purpose of reorganisation pursuant to Article L. 311-41 is valued for the purposes of Article R. 351-1 as a participation whose valuation, in accordance with Article 13 of Commission Regulation 201…

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