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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…gulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or, where applicable, for its authorised representative, having become aware of a serious incident occurring on Fre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…t from a tax credit in respect of the forestry operations mentioned in II of this article that they carry out until 31 December 2027. II.-The tax credit applies to II.-The tax credit applies to: 1° To…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

STATUTES TYPES OF MIXED ENTERPRISE SPORTS AND LOCAL SOCIETIESTITRE I : FORM, PURPOSE, NAME, REGISTERED OFFICE AND DURATION OF THE COMPANY Article 1 A public limited company (société anonyme) governed…

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In force

Article Annexe 8-1

…er engagement or service for the entity whose accounts he certifies.TITLE I: COMMON PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AUDITORS IN THE EXERCISE OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITYSection 1: Fundamental principles of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Levy on fixed-income investment income and income from European capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125 D

…0 A are subject to the levy provided for in I of article 125 A, at the rates set, depending on the case, in III bis of the same Article 125 A or in 2 of II of Article 125-0 A, when the person who ens…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article Annexe art. A132-4

Contracting company(name and legal form)Name :Address (of registered office and, if applicable, branch and name of Member State).......................................................Information note1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…t governance is appropriate to the different activities of their subsidiaries and to the rules applicable to them, including the provisions of Title VI of this Book. Mixed financial holding companies…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

…uthorisation or registration, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will also communicate the reasons for the withdrawal.III. - At least once a year, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents

Article A123-68-1

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of Article L. 232-25, the categories of legal persons who finance or invest, directly or indirectly, in companies, or provide services for the benefit of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

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