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Showing 93519360 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article D561-32-1

…n;3° The interposition of natural persons acting only in appearance on behalf of companies or individuals involved in financial transactions;4° Carrying out financial transactions that are inconsisten…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Provisions relating to the activity of subcontracting the performance of preparations

Article R5125-33-2

…e month.In urgent cases, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, without prior procedure, suspend the authorisation for a period of no more than one month.The decision to withdraw or s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis C

…interest rule. Correspondingly, the profit or loss resulting from this valuation is respectively deducted from or added to taxable income according to an actuarial allocation over the period remainin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…nd medium-sized companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets included in fixed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article R1121-3-1

…payment which the sponsor must assume.The promoter is required to :1° Supply free of charge the products which are the subject of the research, or make them available free of charge for the duration…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34-1

…mmercial Code. Such persons are personally responsible for the tasks involved in carrying out their duties as temporary administrator. When required for the proper performance of his duties and with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-1

…ities in relation to entities in a group which meet the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure; 14° "Core Tier 1 capital instruments" means the capital instruments referred to in Article 26(…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…d obtain a copy, as well as any information or justification necessary for the performance of their duties.Inspectors may also obtain from State administrations, local and regional authorities, public…

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

Article L465-3-6

…és financiers may proceed with the notification of grievances.V. - Within the framework of the procedures provided for in II and III, any decision by which the Autorité des marchés financiers waives t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…blishments is carried out free of charge and does not give rise to the payment of any compensation, duty, tax, contribution provided for in article 879 of the general tax code or honorarium.All the st…

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