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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-3

…ing political and general information press publications, within the meaning ofArticle 4 of Law no. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical grouping and distribution companies…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…ompanies or companies with equivalent status and equity securities in companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives;c) Bonds convertible or redeemable into s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1604

…icles L. 251-1 and L. 321-13 of the Forestry Code and the contribution provided for in V of Article 47 of Finance Act 2013-1278 of 29 December 2013 for 2014, are paid by the chambers of agriculture me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-29

…L. 532-41 and L. 532-45 with the exception of 1° thereofOrder no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 532-47 and L. 532-48 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-49 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 532…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-29

…L. 532-41 and L. 532-45 with the exception of 1° thereofOrder no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 532-47 and L. 532-48 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 532-49 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 532…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…pany or by any other company affiliated to it. It reports its votes, with reasons, to the unitholders. Where the composition and appointment of the Supervisory Board is governed by the second paragrap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-46

…e processing. Only the users in charge of the case file mentioned in I, II and III of article R. 40-47 have access to the data collected. Only data and information, including that covered by the artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…f employees representing the unitholders, who are themselves unitholders, and company representatives. When the fund combines securities acquired with sums from profit-sharing reserves or paid into co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

I.-In order to carry out its mission, the AMF conducts inspections and investigations.It shall ensure that the following offers and transactions are lawful:1° Transactions in financial instruments whe…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D422-7

…erned by article L. 321-1 of the French Internal Security Code is as follows : 6% up to 100,000 euros. 16% from €100,001 to €200,000 25% from €200,001 to €500,000. 37% from 500,001 euros to 1,000,000…

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