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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B

…the conditions for membership of this group for more than one financial year, pursuant to articles 223 A or 223 A bis, other than that of being subject to corporation tax in France, are deducted from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-16

…be imposed for:a) Failing to comply with the payment deadlines provided for in I of Article L. 441-10, II of Article L. 441-11, Article L. 441-12 and Article L. 441-13;b) Not indicating, in the terms…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-13

…pies of decisions handed down by the judicial authority pursuant to the provisions of Articles 28-2,224 à 230, R. 15-33-29-11 and R. 15-33-29-12, including a copy of the authorisation orders; 3° A cop…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Register matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 29

…it was inadmissible because an essential condition was missing, the court in charge of the register may strike it off ex officio. It must inform the interested person of the proposed striking off and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Private circles

Article 1655

…ax regime for wines and if their members are the only ones allowed to consume. On the advice of the mayor of the municipality and on the proposal of the prefect, a full licence, attached to the club a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article L612-29-1

…of persons falling within the remit of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution or who may be subject to its supervision draws up a code of conduct in respect of marketing and customer pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-64

…rchés financiers the transactions they intend to carry out pursuant to the provisions of article L. 22-10-62. This declaration is deemed to have been made when these companies have made it pursuant to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-22

…parameters are specified in Articles 241 and 242 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Invalidity of acts for substantive irregularity.

Article 121

In cases where it is likely to be covered, nullity will not be pronounced if its cause has disappeared by the time the judge rules.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Resolution

Article 1224

Termination results either from the application of a resolutory clause or, in the event of sufficiently serious non-performance, from notification by the creditor to the debtor or from a court decisio…

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