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Showing 38413850 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-1

…decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, subject to the necessary adaptations, the rules applicable to Caisse des dépôts et consignations, adopted pursuant to Article L. 511-36, the first paragr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-15-1

…a recommendation or issue an injunction to payment institutions to ensure that they have sufficient capital for payment services, in particular where the payment institution's non-payment services act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-15

…hedging or insurance strategies with regard to remuneration or liability in order to limit the application of the provisions of this sub-section. The provisions of the previous paragraph are a matter…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-15-1

…rch units, appointed by the Minister for Health on the recommendation of the Minister for Higher Education;2° A pharmacist public health inspector representing the Minister of Health in an advisory ca…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-158

Tontine companies must have start-up capital of at least €160,000.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 J bis

…s, made for a term of more than twelve years, relating to tourist residences subject to the classification provided for in Article L. 321-1 of the Tourism Code. The deliberation takes effect within th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 I bis

…stration tax or registration duty the acquisition of buildings that the purchaser undertakes to allocate, within four years of the date of the deed of acquisition, to the operation of a hotel, tourist…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies:a) To the main copper local loop distribution frames within the meaning of 4° ter of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electroni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H bis

…gistration duties the transfers, other than the first, of each of the units in non-trading property capitalisation companies mentioned in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

…shed for each item of rolling stock according to its type and use in accordance with the following scaleCATEGORY OF ROLLING STOCK RATES (in euros) Internal combustion engine Self-propelled vehicles 34…

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