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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B bis

I.-Locations and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from b…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-20

…ster for Sport, in conjunction with the committee chairman, also attend as required. The Commission may also hear any person whose contribution is deemed useful to its work.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-3

…the payee, initiated by the payer, or on his behalf, or by the payee.II. - The payment transaction may be initiated :a) By the payer, who gives a payment order to his payment service provider ;b) By…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-2

The Government may, in order to protect national interests and by decree issued on the report of the Minister for Economic Affairs : 1. Subject to declaration, prior authorisation or control: a) Forei…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to Mayotte.

Article L163-5

…created : 1° The General Council sets the status, organisational principles and composition of the Mayotte Tourism Committee. It comprises delegates from the General Council as well as members repres…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-45

An insurance undertaking may use a financial futures instrument within the meaning of Article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, linked to an investment or group of investments held or to be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1813

…same penalty; c. In the event of a repeat offence under a and b, a term of imprisonment of one year may also be imposed. Any person who, having been convicted of an offence provided for by one of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-10

…ode charged in respect of the same payment mentioned in 1 to 3 of I or 1 of III of the same article may not exceed one of the following ceilings expressed as a percentage of the payment:a) 30% in tota…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-2

…cle R. 4113-1 must indicate : 1° Its company name, immediately preceded or followed by, as the case may be : a) either the words "société d'exercice libéral à responsabilité limitée" or the words "SEL…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article A822-34

…ddresses of the partners or shareholders, the members of the management, executive and, as the case may be, administrative or supervisory bodies of the company; d) The names and registration numbers o…

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