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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219

…he conditions provided for in II or IIIa of article 163 quinquies B or to l'article 1er-1 de la loi n° 85-695 du 11 juillet 1985 portant diverses dispositions d'ordre économique et financier et qui so…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R3321-2

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests" are deleted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is responsible for :A.-In the banking, payment services and investment services sector:1° Credit institutions ;2° The following personsa) Invest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Register of security interests and other related transactions

Article R521-2

The register governed by this chapter ensures the publication:1° Pledges without dispossession with the exception of the pledges mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 2338 of the Civil Code;2°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 288

1. Subject to the provisions of 2, 3 and 4 below, goods of any kind, irrespective of their quantity and irrespective of their country of origin, provenance or destination, are admitted to free zones.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-243

The following shall be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° With regard to the individual: a) Name, surname, pseudonym,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-246

Where applicable, the following shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the natural person at the time of registration: 1° For retailers: a) In the case of a n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-244

The following information relating to a natural person's main establishment on national territory and the activities carried out therein shall be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declarations and filings concerning natural persons

Article R123-245

Where applicable, the following details relating to main or secondary establishments located and registered in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Econ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial…

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