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

Article D54-10-6

To obtain the authorisation referred to in Article L. 54-10-5, applicants must send the AMF a complete file containing the following information: I.-General information, in particular: 1° Its name or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-94

…r inter-municipal cooperation. The number of seats allocated to the European Collectivity of Alsace may not be less than three-fifths of the total number of seats, and the number of seats allocated to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of fire and rescue services

Article L1424-92

The territorial fire and rescue services in Alsace are the Bas-Rhin fire and rescue service and the Haut-Rhin fire and rescue service. The Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin fire and rescue services replace the B…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-93

Each fire and rescue service in Alsace is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of the European Collectivity of Alsace, the communes and the public establishments for inter-c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-96

…shall be of different genders to the Chairman. At least one vice-chairman is elected from among the mayors representing the municipalities and public inter-municipal cooperation bodies or, if there is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Alsace

Article L1424-95

The representatives of the European Collectivity of Alsace are elected within the departmental council of the European Collectivity of Alsace under the same conditions as the representatives of the de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-107

The filing provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 123-105 includes for joint-stock companies and non-trading companies formed by public offering: 1° A copy of the minutes of the general mee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: In-patient and out-patient duties of maieutics students

Article R6153-106

…of thirty working days, during which they receive the remuneration provided for in article R. 6153-105; 2° In the event of illness or infirmity duly certified as having made it impossible for them to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-2

For investment grants awarded in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the two-year period referred to in the first paragraph of article 411-17 for the work to obtain a cinematographic exhibition licence is replaced b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

I.-The taxpayer may deduct from the tax on real estate wealth, up to a limit of €50,000, 75% of the amount of cash donations and full ownership donations of company securities admitted to trading on a…

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