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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-21

I.-The Secretary General of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may ask undertakings subject to group supervision pursuant to Article L. 356-2 as well as affiliated or participating u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…NERS Over 36 years 13th stepBetween 32 and 36 years12th stepBetween 28 and 32 years11th stepBetween 24 and 28 years old10th step Between 20 and 24 9th step Between 18 and 20 8th step Between 16 and 18…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Exceptional tax on high incomes.

Article 223 sexies

…1417. It refers to that defined in 1 of I of this article for reference tax incomes determined from 2011.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…words: "from the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer under the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 721-24"; 3° In Articles L. 521-6 and L. 521-7: a) The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Euro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…words: "from the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer under the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 721-24"; 3° In Articles L. 521-6 and L. 521-7: a) The references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Euro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-14

…yment from the solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region in accordance with II may not receive an allocation of less than 90% of the allocation received in respect of the 2011 fin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quinquies

The withholding taxes or levies provided for in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B are not applicable to income and profits received or realised by a legal entity whi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

…of different genders to the chairman.A minimum of one vice-chairman shall be elected from among the mayors representing the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation or,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

…general principles and methods mentioned in Articles L. 356-6 to L. 356-10 and L. 356-15 to L. 356-24 at the level of the parent undertaking in the third country in accordance with the procedures set…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…

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