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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

I. - The profits of businesses from operations located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion may be subject to an allowance under the conditions set out in II or III when the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Composite insurance undertakings

Article R352-35

…ounts shall be calculated in accordance with Article 252 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, subject to the cases of application provided for in Article 253 of the s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165

…The fund rules specify the composition and procedures for appointing its supervisory board, which may be carried out either by election on the basis of the number of units held by each unitholder, o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-11

…ticle 211-7 and article 211-13. The President of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may refer the matter to the approval commission for analysis of the above documents. III - If the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-5

One or more public health establishments may be specifically designed to receive prisoners or persons subject to secure detention. The provisions of Titles I, III and of this Title shall be adapted by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control.

Article D214-32-7-14

…ult of such a distribution, less than the amount of the subscribed capital, plus any reserves which may not be distributed under the law or the company's articles of association. Where the amount of u…

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

Article R214-32-42

A general-purpose investment fund governed by this paragraph may invest :1° Up to all of its assets in :a) Units or shares of French or foreign UCITS ;b) Units or shares of general-purpose investment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1881-1

…r in II.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSIN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTENTitle IID. 1621-1Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003D. 1621-2Resulting from decree no. 2010-102 of 27 January 2010D. 1621-3Re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article L621-7

…The conditions under which investment services providers other than portfolio management companies may provide the services defined in Article L. 321-2 ; 2° The conditions governing membership of cle…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Collective investments

Article L214-1

…akings for collective investment in transferable securities authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws…

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