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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-1

…unt of the business tax compensation allowance pursuant to IV and IV bis of Article 6 of Act no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986 amending the Initial Finance Act for 1987;3° The estimated amount of compen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of the company.

Article R6223-69

…hares under the conditions provided for by 1° or 2° of B of I of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, he loses the rights attached to his status as a member practising within the company,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Agents

Article L523-4

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the procedures set out in I of Article L. 522-13 shall apply. II. - When a payment service provider, other than a credit institution authorised in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-14

Controls carried out pursuant to Articles L. 632-12 and L. 632-13 by representatives of a foreign supervisory authority entrusted with a mission similar to that entrusted in France to the Autorité de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Multiannual contract of objectives and resources

Article D5213-63

…ultiannual contract of objectives and resources provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 5213-13 validating the approval of adapted companies, the minimum and maximum proportions of workers r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

…nuary and 30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 June in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid allocated in application of articles 916-25 to 916-33 as well as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1508

…e rules set out in article 1498, the first year of application of the results of the revision means 2017.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…ten deed registered under the same conditions. The designation of a third party pursuant to Article 2017 and information on the identity of the beneficial owner(s) of the trust referred to in Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Accounting obligations applicable to certain traders.

Article L123-26

Notwithstanding the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-13, natural persons who have opted for or are automatically subject to the simplified real income tax regime may enter in the i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mutual guarantee companies.

Article L126-1

…l as between operators, holders of stocks of crude oil or petroleum products, are set by the law of 13 March 1917.

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