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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 ter B

…nisations that receive interest from sums held in special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009, under conditions defined by decree, by the mutual credit banks that are members of the Confédé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-20-3

…the inclusion of draft resolutions shall be accompanied by the text of the draft resolutions, which may be accompanied by a brief explanatory statement. Once the requirements set out in the previous p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 A

…ssement which meets the conditions laid down in II or III bis of article 163 quinquies B, companies may refrain from recognising the difference mentioned in the second paragraph provided that they und…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: The gender equality and anti-discrimination officer and the safety and security officer

Article D1424-20-5

…rs, as well as monitoring training relating to the management and risks of aggression to which they may fall victim in the course of their duties ; 2° Drawing up an annual report, submitted to the cha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article R1221-20-1

To be authorised, a blood depot must meet the following conditions: 1° Have an organisation and resources enabling it to carry out its activities in accordance with the procedures defined by order of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209-0 B

…at least 75% of whose turnover is derived from the operation of ships used for commercial purposes may, by option, be subject to the regime defined in this article for the determination of taxable pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information for the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L214-24-20

…When necessary for the effective monitoring of systemic risk, the Autorité des marchés financiers may require additional information to that described in this article, on a regular basis or upon req…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds.

Article R214-203-3

…office in a European Union Member State other than France, authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 and authorised by its compet…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-20

The execution of a freezing order may be deferred:1° Where it is likely to prejudice an ongoing criminal investigation;2° Where any of the property in question has already been the subject of a freezi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 6: Conditions for informing relatives

Article R1131-20-5

…ng the person who has undertaken to provide the information to the members of his or her family who may be affected, in order to help him or her in his or her approach, particularly in preparing to pr…

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