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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-17

…Minister for the Economy.These funds are protected under the conditions laid down in Article L. 613-30-1 against any recourse by other creditors of the payment institution, including in the event of e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article L533-24-2

…ination was made. Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms shall apply the provisions of Article L. 533-30-8 to the remuneration paid for services provided or results obtained during the financial year fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and cri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-1

…eductions in the allowance to be provided for pursuant to VII of Article 43 of Law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 on the finances for 2022.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-11

…conditions laid down in Chapter XI of Title III of Book II of the Commercial Code, up to a limit of 30% of the annual amount of the ceiling mentioned inArticle L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code. Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-43

…isted procreation. This report is sent to the Minister for Health and to the European Commission by 30 June of the year following the year under review at the latest.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article R4332-10

…he 60% intended to take account of the capacity of the establishments is distributed as follows: 1° 30%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of school buildings; 2° 5%, in proportion to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article R112-7

I.-For the application of 1° of I of article L. 112-2-2: 1° Distributors shall inform the subscriber at the beginning of the call : a) That, in accordance with the law, telephone conversations are rec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 259 A

As an exception to Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is located in France:1° The hiring of means of transport:a) Where they are of short duration and the means of transport is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 266

1. The taxable amount is made up of:a. For supplies of goods, services and intra-Community acquisitions, by all sums, values, goods or services received or to be received by the supplier or service pr…

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