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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-16-4

By way of derogation from this section, class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles R. 511-17 to R. 511-26.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater J

The renewal of approvals for approved management centres, approved associations and approved joint management bodies takes place, with the exception of the first renewal, every six years (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assessment, non-discharge and collection costs

Article 1647-00 A

Les prélèvements pour frais d'assiette et de recouvrement mentionnés aux articles 1641 and 1647 are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Governance of investment firms

Article R533-16-3

Subsections 2 and 3 of this section apply to class 2 and class 3 investment firms under the conditions defined in Article L. 533-24-2.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

I. - The proceeds of the special equipment taxes levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement publ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R511-16-2

…Board, on the one hand, and the members of the Management Board or any other body exercising equivalent functions or any persons who effectively manage the business of the institution within the mean…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties levied

Article D3512-16-3

The public establishment mentioned in article L. 3512-15 may commission approved laboratories to carry out the analyses mentioned in the same article.The costs of these analyses shall be borne by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater H

The associations mentioned in article 1649 quater F ensure that the income tax, turnover tax, business value added tax and, where applicable, foreign income tax returns submitted by their members are…

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

Article 1693 ter A

The value added tax credit recognised by a taxable person who is a member of the group in respect of a period prior to the entry into force of the option provided for in Article 1693 ter may not be ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 sexdecies B

I. - A tax on the physical video and online distribution of audiovisual content is due in respect of operations:1° The sale and rental in France of videograms intended for the private use of the publi…

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