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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-14

Statutory auditors are required to report as soon as possible to the Autorité des marchés financiers any fact or decision concerning the UCITS of which they have become aware in the course of their du…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-11

…is period remains subject, until the end of its liquidation, to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, which may impose the sanctions provided for in article L. 621-15, including dere…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…es on goods and services that do not meet the definitions provided for in Regulations (EU) No 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the Europ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Equalisation of tax resources

Article L3662-7

…opole of Lyon, the transfer duties on immovable property collected by the Rhône department in 2012, 2013 and 2014 are allocated 19.2% to the Rhône department and 80.8% to the Metropole of Lyon.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-5

…al basis, service providers established in France may apply for authorisation from the Autorité des marchés financiers, under conditions laid down by decree. Approved service providers must at all tim…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…efit of the exceptional depreciation is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioni…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Rules applicable to certain global contracts

Article L2171-1

The following are global contracts awarded by way of derogation from the principle of allotment:1° Design-build contracts;2° Global performance contracts;3° Global sectoral contracts.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…d within the meaning of in Article 6, may opt for the partnership tax regime referred to in Article 8. For the purposes of determining the percentages mentioned in the first paragraph, holdings in ven…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Investor information

Article L214-25

The Autorité des marchés financiers defines the conditions under which general-purpose investment funds must inform investors and may be advertised, in particular by audiovisual means, or canvassed.Th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R330-2

…in the case of systems for the settlement and delivery of financial instruments, the Autorité des marchés financiers, a list of the persons who participate directly or indirectly in such systems, an…

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