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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Links of interest and transparency

Article L1451-1

…ties.This declaration is submitted to the competent authority and, where applicable, to the compliance officer mentioned in II of article L. 1451-4.It shall mention any links of interest of any kind,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-18

…ial situation of the Corsican regional authority and its public establishments;2° A list of assistance granted by the Corsican regional authority in the form of benefits in kind or subsidies. This doc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-33-3

I. - Without prejudice to the supervision exercised by the competent authorities of the home State, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for monitoring compliance by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…13-34, the resolution board shall fulfil the obligations set out in II and III as soon as circumstances permit. II. - The resolution board shall notify its decision to the following persons and author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

…s share capital is variable, indicating, where applicable, the amount below which it may not be reduced; 4° The address of the registered office, specifying, where applicable, either that use has been…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-7

…reby set up under the authority of the Minister for the Economy to oversee the monitoring of the processing of company formalities, authorisations to access or carry out their activities and the recog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-16

…s) of the companies or organisations mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5124-2 must provide evidence of at least two years' practical experience in one or more establishments authorised to manufactu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

…ct to an actual tax regime may benefit from a tax credit in respect of investments, other than replacement investments, financed without public aid for at least 25% of their amount, made until 31 Dece…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56

…me or to hold documents, information or objects relating to the incriminated acts, the judicial police officer shall go without delay to the home of the latter to carry out a search, for which he shal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

…e contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by other competent authorities in France in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to the operations referre…

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