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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter C

…nds falling under l'article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code, as it read prior to Order 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B bis

…research corresponding to the shares of natural persons other than those mentioned in I of Article 151 nonies is neither chargeable nor refundable. II. II.-The claim mentioned in the first paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

…ponsible for the economy, compliance with the requirements of Article 129 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013.The auditor shall certify the documents sent to the Autorité de contrôle pruden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-2

…n of all the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or Article 4(1)(7) of Regulation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-11

…icles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16 and R. 531-28.However, if necessary and notwithstanding article R. 531-15, the personal interview may not be recorded. In this case, the transcript will be commented on. I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-11

A creditor's objection to the merger, under the conditions provided for by Articles L. 236-15, L. 236-26 and L. 236-30, shall be lodged within thirty days of the last insertion or public availability…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3441-1

In the overseas departments, the departmental investment harmonisation conference referred to in article L. 3142-1, in addition to the President of the General Council and the Prefect, comprises: - in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D782-2

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operation of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article D783-2

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-51

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a form…

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