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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article A160-4

If each arrears receipt can be brought up to the threshold mentioned in article A. 160-2 or article A. 160-2-1 by grouping together the various annuity contracts taken out with the same company by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B ter

…hts relating thereto as defined in article 150-0 A to a company subject to corporation tax or an equivalent tax is deferred if the conditions set out in III of this article are met. The taxpayer menti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 156

…se, the salaries, wages, pensions and life annuities they enjoy as well as the profits of all lucrative operations in which they engage, after deduction of:I. - The deficit recorded for a year in a ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…defined in Section 5 of Chapter II of Title I of Book VI. It also has the power to take administrative police measures and the power to impose penalties under the conditions set out below. In additio…

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

Article R773-39

…of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Articles R. 561-1 to R. 561-38-9; 2° Ar…

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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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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L251-11

…21-1 of this code, this is recorded and penalised in accordance with the conditions set out in Book IV.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-35

…21-1 of this code, this is recorded and penalised in accordance with the conditions set out in Book IV.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-10

…ls in the second and third degrees of the missing person, within the meaning of Article 743 of the Civil Code. In the cases provided for in 5°, the consent of the persons concerned is recorded in a re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for the Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin départements

Article R3134-4

The decision provided for in article L. 3134-14 is taken by the Prefect after consultation with employers' and employees' organisations in the retail and distribution professions.

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