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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 D

…ces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30 décembre 1996 relative à l'aménagement, la protection et la mise en valeur de l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-12-1

…ion.When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is notified of a direct or indirect reduction or disposal of a holding, it shall verify that this operation does not call into question th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15-1

…kes effect on expiry of a period determined by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.During this period :1. The finance company remains subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôl…

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

Article R4332-11

…each region, before application of the transitional provisions provided for by l'article 17-1 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies C

…s less than 400 square metres and which are not part of a commercial complex, may be subject to a reduction of between 1% and 15%. Entitlement to the allowance referred to in the first paragraph is su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-18

I.- In order to compare remuneration trends and practices, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall collect, under the conditions defined by order of the Minister responsible for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-232-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of article D. 214-232, the following securitisation undertakings are excluded from the scope of II of article L. 214-167 : 1° Economic loan funds referred to in I ofarti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Obligations relating to the identification of customers, accounts and persons as part of the fight against tax evasion and fraud

Article L564-1

Notwithstanding article L. 312-1, when a financial institution subject to I of article 1649 AC of the General Tax Code is unable to identify, under the conditions set out in II of the same article 164…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R784-18

…irst sentence of II is replaced by the following sentence:"II. - Appeals against decisions of individual scope taken by the Autorité des marchés financiers, other than those mentioned in I, shall be b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A bis

…law no. 2008-660 of 4 July 2008 on port reform to an operator running a terminal are subject to a reduction equal to 100% for the first two years for which the assets transferred are included in the t…

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