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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-14

…and related costs, interim financial costs and financing costs, is assigned pursuant to Article L. 513-13 of this Code, the contract may provide for this assignment to be subject to acceptance by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…d by the Minister for Culture under the conditions defined by articles 20-5 to 20-8 and 20-10 to 20-13 of decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 relating to the competence of public archive services an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…erritory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands subject to the adaptations provided for in II: Article R. 1333-64 shall apply in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-28

I. - For the application of 1° of I of article L. 2135-13, the fund distributes its appropriations equally between employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations in acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L773-6

…me table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

…me table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-51 Ordinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 511-52 Order 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 L. 511-53 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-27 occurred between 1st January and 31st December of year n; 2° The operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments may submit an a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7

…ic interest grouping or partners in a holding company governed by Title IV of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in company form of liberal professions subject to legislative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quinquies

…od used to calculate the contribution on the value added of businesses for the previous year and 31 December of the year of assessment. If a company is set up during the tax year, the period used corr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663

…e 208 in respect of the taxation of capital gains referred to in IV of Article 219 is payable on 15 December of the year of option for a quarter of its amount, with the balance being paid in equal ins…

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