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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

…raph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicable to management companies established in another Member State of the European Union…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22

…n of grievances shall be forwarded to the Sanction Commission, which shall apply article L. 232-23. II. - The challenge of a member of the Sanction Commission may be lodged with the College.A member o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Professional card

Article R4321-32

…ds the individual electronic file, created in the internal market information system referred to in II of Article 1 of Order No 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section: Units for difficult patients.

Article R3222-2

…isit the health establishment in which the patient is hospitalised in order to examine the patient. II - A patient's admission to a unit for patients with difficult mental health conditions is decided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8-1

…n valued at fair value by a contributions auditor under the conditions defined in Article L. 225-8. II. - The contribution in kind is revalued under the conditions set out in article L. 225-8, at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-12

…bed company are admitted to trading on a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article R4332-17

…g from the ratio between the population as defined in 1° and the surface area of this collectivity. II. - For the distribution of the resources of the regional solidarity fund provided for in III of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-5-1

…in Article 112 of Law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 on simplifying and improving the quality of law. II. - For receipts giving rise to a payment occurring concomitantly with the generating event, as we…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-9

…04-3 of the town planning code, is submitted for the opinion of the associated persons mentioned in II of article L. 4433-10. If the amendment relates to the individual chapter of the plan, the draft…

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