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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-1

…o an overseas region, the president of the regional council manages the transferred domain. In this capacity, he shall exercise the police powers relating to this management, in particular with regard…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

…eas of investment, research, innovation, training, recruitment, prospecting for new markets, ecological and energy transition and rebuilding their working capital. In its annual accounts, the company…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-5

…delegate their duties under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, within the framework of the missions mentioned in Article L. 518-2, may, after authorisation from the ministers responsible for the economy and the budget and by wr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Master and feeder general purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-60

…rmation necessary to fulfil their respective obligations.The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall specify the conditions of application of this article.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

I. - 1. The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code which is liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

5° 80% of the tax advantage provided by the tax reduction applied to the investment and by the deduction of the deficit arising from the rental of the property acquired and the capital loss realised o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-4

…stodian is appointed. Under the conditions laid down in the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the appointment of the custodian shall be evidenced by a written contract. This…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-25

…eneral-purpose investment funds take the form either of open-ended investment companies known as "SICAVs", or of unit trusts.General-purpose investment funds may comprise different classes of units or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-14

…cedures are in place for the appropriate and independent valuation of the assets of the AIF and the calculation of the net asset value of its units or shares, in accordance with legislative and regula…

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