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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-16

…n a consolidated basis, this Authority may take the necessary precautionary measures referred to in 9°, 10°, 12° and 13° of I of Article L. 612-33 and Article L. 612-32. In addition to these measures,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1673 bis

The withholding tax payable under the provisions of Article 115 quinquies is declared and paid to the Treasury by the company no later than the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the end of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…of cinematographic establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the en…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Automated processing of personal data known as "digital criminal records

Article R249-14

In accordance with the provisions of article 111 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended relating to information technology, files and freedoms, access to data and the conditions for its rectifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-14

The right of access to personal information provided for in article 39 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties applies to documents recording e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-14

In the first paragraph of Article R. 712-16, the words: "information relating to the use of the tax for chamber expenses" are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6142-12

All expenditure incurred for the upkeep of university buildings and for the purchase of furniture or instruments intended for teaching purposes, excluding any use for hospital purposes, is borne by th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the clinical selection of living donors

Article R1241-19-2

The medical interview referred to in III of article R. 1211-13 is carried out using a questionnaire designed to detect any antecedents or clinical criteria contraindicating donation. This questionnair…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting.

Article R713-16

…andidate circulars constitute the instruments required for voting mentioned in 1° of article R. 713-14. An order of the supervisory minister sets the format, wording and printing procedures for the vo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Referral to the conciliator and examination of the claim

Article R141-16

…if it : 1° Does not fall within the remit of the conciliators' conference as defined in Article L. 141-4 ; 2° Is manifestly inadmissible under the provisions of article R. 141-15, and cannot be cover…

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