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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…practise the profession of chartered accountant pursuant to articles 83 ter and 83 quater of Order no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des Experts Comptables and regulating the ti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…ion provided for in article 222-39;- the offence of risks caused to others provided for in article 223-1, when committed while driving a vehicle;- the offence of recourse to prostitution provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

I. - Small and medium-sized companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets includ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0-II bis: Reduction in property tax on undeveloped land relating to plots farmed by young farmers

Article 1647-00 bis

…et up on or after 1 January 1992 and who benefit from the start-up grant provided for by the decree no. 81-246 of 17 March 1981 as amended and by the articles D. 343-9 to D. 343-12 of the Rural and Ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…le in a Member State of the European Union other than that in which the product or service is sold; 23° In an advertisement, giving the impression, through nationally coordinated promotional operation…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-28

I.- Service providers making an offer of electronic communications services to the consumer, directly or through a third party, may not make the conclusion or amendment of the terms of a contract gove…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope, definitions and professional and organisational requirements

Article R511-3

I - The remuneration referred to in III of article L. 521-1 refers to any commission, fee, other type of payment or benefit of any kind, economic or otherwise, offered or provided in connection with i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article L5832-2

…ication to Mayotte of the first paragraph of Article L. 5216-10, the words: "the publication of law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 relating to the strengthening and simplification of intercommunal coopera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

…g rules and appointments of members of the specialised scientific committees provided for by Decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by Decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special s…

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

Article D54-10-7

…rity products and trust service providers for the purposes of information system security or Decree no. 2010-112 of 2 February 2010 implementing articles 9,10 and 12 of Order 2005-1516 of 8 December 2…

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