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

Article 119 quater

…olding tax provided for in 1 of article 119 bis as well as the levy provided for in III of Article 125 A is not applicable to interest understood, for the application of this article, as income from d…

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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 R356-6

…hs 3 and 5 of Article 260 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II). II - Where no delegated act has been adopted by the Commission, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-23

…hs 4 and 5 of Article 227 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 (Solvency II). If no delegated act has been adopted, the Autorité de contrôle prude…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L784-10

…13-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 621-18-8 with the exception of its second paragraph Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 621-19 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-20 law no. 2005-1564 of 15 December 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L783-10

…13-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 621-18-8 with the exception of its second paragraph Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 621-19 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-20 law no. 2005-1564 of 15 December 20…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: The automated national registry of judicial procedures and the automated processing system known as "Cassiopée".

Article R15-33-66-8

…r the conditions set by Article 164 of Finance Act no. 2010-1657 of 29 December 2010 and Decree no. 2011-946 of 10 August 2011 relating to judicial reserves. II. - The following may have direct access…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-6

…sion of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations.The credit institution referred to in article L. 518-25-1 receives additional remuneration in respect of its specific obligations regarding the distribut…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-28

…pplication, in particular if the applicant from a country on the list referred to in Article L. 531-25 gives serious reasons for considering that his or her country of origin cannot be considered as s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Control of the legality of the transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

…consequences of the transfer on the involvement of employees within the meaning of articles L. 439-25 to L. 439-50 of the Labour Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-7-1

…s, subject to the rights of third parties and in compliance with the provisions of articles L. 5211-25-1 et L. 5211-26 the conditions under which the trade union is wound up.

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