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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 M

…year for which tax was assessed is determined in accordance with the rules set out in I of article 204 H. However, the income taken into account is made up of the sum of that which he or she has pers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D2123-23-1

…o determine the amount of official allowances to be awarded to them in accordance with article L. 2123-25-1. In the event of overpayment, the municipality shall proceed to recover the undue amount fro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General Manager.

Article R5312-19

…s Pôle emploi in legal proceedings and in civil acts, subject to the provisions of Articles R. 5312-23 and R. 5312-26. He has authority over all Pôle emploi staff. He appoints the Regional Directors a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Account overdrafts

Article L341-20

The provisions of articles L. 341-1 to L. 341-9 and L. 341-12 to L. 341-18 apply to credit granted in the form of an overrun as defined in 11° of article L. 311-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-12

…ace complying with the obligations set out in Article 32 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2018/389 of 27 November 2017, payment service providers providing the payment initiation service, on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-23

…and proxy voting forms or the single document provided for in the third paragraph of Article R. 225-76, except in cases where the company sends these forms to all its shareholders. Where, for technica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of movable or immovable property or rights for valuable consideration

Article 200 B

…realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U to 150 UC are taxed at a flat rate of 19%. They are taxed at the rates provided for in III bis of article 244 bis A when they are due by m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2a: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de greffiers des tribunaux de commerce (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of commercial court registrars)

Article R743-139-21

…ciétés de participations financières de profession libérale set up, pursuant to article 31-1 of law n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-20

…the regime mentioned in article L. 2421-1 and which were sold or exchanged by the communes before 4 January 1967. These sales or exchanges are retroactively validated.

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