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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L785-2

…3-672 of 26 July 2013 II.For the application of I:1° The following shall not apply:a) References to European provisions, the Single Resolution Mechanism, the Single Resolution Board and the European C…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: SAFETY

Article L422-2

…sell, to distribute free of charge, products the import of which is prohibited by decisions of the European Commission taken pursuant to Article 18 of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 lay…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cases of divorce

Article 229

The spouses may mutually consent to their divorce by deed under private signature countersigned by lawyers, filed with the minutes of a notary. Divorce may be granted in the event of:-either mutual co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 289 D

…fund of the value added tax borne in another Member State under the conditions laid down in Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008 laying down detailed rules for the refund of value added tax…

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

Article 1594 I

…ncil may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duties acquisitions by mutual pension societies for veterans and victims of war who benefit from the State increase provide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 I

…must be a small and medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-1

…ection where: 1° It is not subject to a resolution procedure of a State that is not a member of the European Union or the resolution college has opposed the recognition or execution of the resolution…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…d deadlines set by decree, the information required for the application of Article 8(3a) of Council Directive 2011/16/EU of 15 February 2011 on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article L753-7

…ealth Code are not applicable; 2° In article L. 313-42: a) The words: or in the other States of the European Economic Area are deleted; b) References to insurance undertakings not included in the scop…

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