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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-159

…ith the exception of the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and 1° and 9° of Article L. 214-24-31, are applicable to private equity companies.The provisions applicable to the regulations and unit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to requests for information received by the French services

Article 695-9-39

When information held by the services and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 have been transmitted to them by a Member State on the basis of the provisions of Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA, they ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 H

…quired by first-time buyers who have taken out state-subsidised loans (PAP) between 1 July 1981 and 31 December 1984 and who are unable to meet their repayments, when the first-time buyers who sell th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management

Article L6333-6

…the last paragraph of article L. 6333-1.The sums available to Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations at 31 December of each year constitute its resources for the following year and are held in a precautio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-551

…those born before 1st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years and 9 months for those born in 1952; 4° 66 years and 2 months for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-423

…those born before 1st July 1951 ; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years and 9 months for those born in 1952; 4° 66 years and 2 months for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-636

…those born before 1st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years and 9 months for those born in 1952; 4° 66 years and 2 months for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-719

…those born before 1st July 1951; 2° 65 years and 4 months for those born between 1st July 1951 and 31st December 1951; 3° 65 years and 9 months for those born in 1952; 4° 66 years and 2 months for th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater

…t applies:a. (Repealed)b. To the expenditure referred to in this b, paid between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2020, in respect of:1° (Repealed)2° the acquisition and installation of thermal insulati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-3

I. - No person may engage in the activity of domiciliation unless they have first been approved by the administrative authority, prior to their registration in the Trade and Companies Register. II. -…

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