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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-30

I. - Electronic money institutions are required to comply with articles L. 522-14 to L. 522-18 when they provide payment services within the meaning of 1° of article L. 526-2. II. - Electronic money i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of residence permits

Article R431-1

…its for third-country nationals and its annex, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008. It includes the information listed in A of II of the

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Failure to comply with obligations to declare or pay electronically

Article 1738

…ile their income tax returns electronically and to pay their taxes electronically until 31 December 2024.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

…rticle 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of cash subscriptions to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-5

…ir formation and operation as the said companies. The first paragraph of Article 9 of the law of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation shall apply to them. Unions of retailer cooperative soci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies

…tives to the European Parliament and in Article 9 of European Parliament Decision 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article L522-1

…f Articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 and L. 521-3 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2359 of 21 September 2017, the intermediary or insurance undertaking that carries out distribution activities f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 ter

…hey are incurred, if they are carried out in application of the provisions of the amended law of 27 September 1941 regulating archaeological excavations, the amended law no. 76-629 of 10 July 1976 rel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-39

…s must the amount of compensation that may be awarded pursuant toarticle 6 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of the cooperative. However, the decisions of the Boards of Directors o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-3

…aged by a société coopérative d'intérêt collectif governed by Title II ter of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation. In this case, notwithstanding article 19 septies of thi…

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