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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-19

…ponsible for the economy, the information referred to in c and d of Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 published by investment fi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 B

The taxpayer who accepts the attachment of the persons designated in 3 of Article 6 benefits from an additional half share of family quotient per person thus attached.If the connected person is marrie…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-19

…f Article R. 742-52, on realisable assets at a rate set by the order provided for in article R. 742-6.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-19

Departmental council members may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they incur to take part in meetings of the departmental council, committees and bodies of whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19

Regional council members may receive a travel allowance and reimbursement of the subsistence expenses they incur to take part in meetings of the regional council, committees and bodies of which they a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Appeal procedures

Article R2152-19

Appeals against orders issued pursuant to Article L. 2152-6 shall be brought before the court designated by Article R. 311-2 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Building and public works companies out of work due to bad weather.

Article L5424-19

A decree shall determine the procedures for the application of this section, in particular the conditions under which disputes arising from its application may be submitted to joint conciliation bodie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-19

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a simplified electronic money institution authorisation where the commercial activities as a whole generate an average of electronic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Deeds and formalities concerning judicial sureties

Article A444-197

…gistration of a judicial security with a request to obtain an enforcement order (number 41 of table 6) give rise to the collection of the fee set out in 1° of article A. 444-194.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-5

…checking the design, siting and proper execution and operation of the installations and, where applicable, a share intended to cover the costs of maintaining them. The share representing inspection op…

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