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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-4

For the application of article L. 424-10, as soon as they are granted subsidiary protection, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Temporary suspension of the right to practise for professional incompetence

Article R4221-15-4

…actise is pronounced by the competent regional council or central council for a fixed period, which may, if necessary, be renewed. The matter is referred to the council either by the director general…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-15-1

…ministrators, appointed and remunerated under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, may alone carry out professional acts, continue the execution of current mandates or be appointed to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

A finance company's authorisation may be withdrawn by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution at the company's request.It may also be decided ex officio by the Autorité in the following c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…the method for determining the rental value of an industrial building or land pursuant to articles 1499-00 A or 1500, the resulting change in rental value is subject to a reduction under the conditio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…authorisation for temporary occupation of the public domain constituting a right in rem who, on 1st January of the tax year, has a taxable surface area.III. - The parking areas mentioned in I refer to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-151

In the case of associations in the event of survival, the distribution concerns the entire assets of the association. It is made between the beneficiaries in proportion to the amount of their subscrip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies.

Article R532-15-2

The AMF shall draw up a list of the information that it deems necessary to carry out the assessment provided for in Article R. 532-15-1 and that must be communicated to it as part of the notification…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-15-1

For the application of Article L. 463-4 as part of the review of proposed mergers provided for in Title III, persons providing information to the Competition Authority shall at the same time specify t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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