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Showing 791800 of 45497 articles for Art. Loi 2019-222 du 23-3-2019

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee

Article R1413-23

…ive Officer or any other employee of the Agency may refer matters to the Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee within its remit. In particular, it is responsible for : 1° Keeping a constant watch…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to the taxes, income and profits referred to in Chapters I to III

Article 235 quinquies

…agement or control of this company or distributor; 2° The costs of acquiring and retaining these products and sums would be deductible if the beneficiary were located in France; 3° The taxation rules…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-233

…es and ancillaries attached thereto, and to this end shall put in place documented safekeeping procedures and regular independent internal controls to ensure that these procedures are complied with; 3…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-23-1

A magistrate from the judiciary is appointed to perform the duties of Government Commissioner to the Conseil des maisons de vente. The Government commissioner is assisted by a person who has not been…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L321-23-2

…ut the latter having been given the opportunity to examine the file or without having been heard or duly summoned. No member of the Enforcement Committee may take part in a deliberation or in the inve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-23

I. - Every joint-stock company is required to file with the court registry, to be appended to the register of commerce and companies, within one month of the approval of the annual accounts by the gen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-237

A securitisation undertaking covered by this subparagraph may enter into contracts transferring insurance risks under the conditions laid down in its articles of association or its regulations, subjec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-23

…this Article shall, at their request, benefit from training appropriate to the performance of their duties, paid for by the company, under conditions defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. The durat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to the taxes, income and profits referred to in Chapters I to III

Article 235 quater

I.-The beneficiary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid…

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