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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-1

…f the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC.II. - The penalties provided for in A of I of Article L. 465-1 shall also apply to any pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…on of Article L. 2224-7-1:1° The words "in accordance with 6° of I of Article 43 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia" are added to the first se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets

Article 238 bis I

…including equity interests, appearing in the balance sheet for the first financial year ending on 31 December 1976.This revaluation may be carried out either in the accounts for the first financial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-4

…takings referred to in points a and c of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on concentrations shall not be regarded as dominant undertakings.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article R532-32

In the case provided for in Article L. 532-33, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall participate, with the competent authorities of the other possible reference Member States, in the joint procedu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in exhibiting and manufacturing cinematographic works as a result of the health crisis

Article 919-20

…tic account, delegated production companies shall send electronically, between 1 September 2021 and 31 December 2021, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Inter-municipal equalisation fund

Article L2573-51

…intercommunal equalisation fund under the conditions provided for by Article 52 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 du 27 février 2004 portant statut d'autonomie de la Polynésie française.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 631-2

…f the Treaty, in particular those provided for in Chapter I and Articles 17, 18, 19, 25, 28, 29 and 31 or, where applicable, Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the applicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: The National Disciplinary Committee.

Article R724-6

The Bureau of the Court of Cassation meets between 15 and 31 March at the invitation of the First President. It counts the votes and ranks the candidates in descending order of the number of votes obt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Credit Advisory Committee in French Polynesia

Article R783-13

The Credit Advisory Committee instituted by Article 101 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is consulted by the High Commissioner of the Republ…

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