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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7-2

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100

…case may be, in Article L. 225-37 or L. 225-68, as the case may be.The statutory auditors, if any, give an account, in their report, of the performance of the duties assigned to them by articles L. 82…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-29

…sful tenderer. III.-In the case of the formalised procedure, when notification of the rejection is given after the contract has been awarded, the National Council will mention the name of the successf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies GC

…t: a) income corresponding to contractually agreed management expenses, reinsurance commissions received to cover such expenses, and residual investment income after deduction of sums deducted from th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

I.-Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who benefit from interest, arrears and income of any kind from state funds, bonds, participating securities, bil…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the verification of compliance with food law, feed law, animal health an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-4

…of the units of account referred to in Article L. 131-1 are made up of units or shares in a collective investment undertaking whose redemption or issue of units or shares has been suspended and which…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

I.-The following are subject to the obligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan: 1° The persons referred to in Article L. 311-1, whose total assets, assessed in accordance with the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

…tion and, where applicable, by other competent authorities in France in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to the operations referred to in Article L. 370-2. These au…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89

…e sent to the interested party by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by letter delivered against receipt. This notification shall specify: 1° Those rules provided for in articles L.…

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