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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24-1-1

…ommend or market financial instruments are not subject to the obligations set out in Article L. 533-24 and 1° to 3° of Article L. 533-24-1 when the investment service they provide relates to bonds tha…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Readmission of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by France

Article R621-13

When long-term resident - EU status is maintained, the administrative authority informs the State mentioned in article R. 621-10, which consulted it, of its decision. The foreign national and, where a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to new building projects

Article R2431-13

The purpose of the assistance provided to the project owner for the award of public works contracts on the basis of studies approved by the project owner is:1° To prepare the consultation of the econo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

…r cannot be combined with the other work mentioned in this 2.3. The interest-free repayable advance may be granted to the following persons:1° To natural persons for work carried out on their principa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-13

…eement on the European Economic Area, one of which falls under the jurisdiction of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the single position limit to be applied to all trading in these derivatives is s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-24-1

I. - When an eligible financial security or money market instrument referred to in article L. 214-24-55 includes a financial contract that simultaneously meets the three conditions mentioned below, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-13

…ge-commissaire granting the administrator the extension provided for in 1° of III of Article L. 622-13. The juge-commissaire declares, at the request of any interested party, the automatic termination…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…rsuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit equal to 10% of the sum of:1° Salaries and social charges relating to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

…owned by health cooperation groups with public law legal personality mentioned in I of article L. 6133-3 of the public health code, when they are occupied by the public health establishments mentione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379

…ditions determined by this chapter:1° Property tax on built-up properties, provided for in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés non bâties, prévue à l'article 1393 ;3° La tax…

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