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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…n intended for the financing of small and medium-sized companies and companies of intermediate size may also be used to subscribe for :a) Shares in open-ended investment companies (sociétés d'investis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

…aning of Articles 2 and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related repor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-2

…by the department or body designated for this purpose, and made available to the public. No person may practise the profession of chiropodist unless his diplomas, certificates, titles or authorisatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238-0 A

…ion of the Council of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development dated 17 September 2009, considers, as the case may be, that they are, or are not, exchanging any information necessary…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…a.Article L. 1111-2 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article L. 1111-7 is applicable in Ne…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…eferences in articles L. 413-1, L. 413-4 and L. 413-5, L. 414-2, L. 414-3, L. 423-6, L. 423-13, L. 426-2, in 3° of Article L. 434-7 or in references to the obligation to leave French territory; 3° In…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

…r references in articles L. 413-1, L. 413-4, L. 413-5, L. 414-2, L. 414-3, L. 423-6, L. 423-13, L. 426-2, 3° of Article L. 434-7 and in references to the obligation to leave French territory; 3° In Ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-3

…sis, the benefits acquired in application of the third paragraph of article 111 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service.The I bis of article L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L574-5

…e Criminal Code and partial deprivation of civil and civic rights provided for in 2° of Article 131-26 of the same Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions provided for by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-15

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 26 April 2022, the calculation rates are set at :- 141.06% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 132.43%…

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