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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

…rticles L. 214-28, L. 214-160 and L. 214-162-1 of this Code and article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions, or similar bodies of another Member…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

…ements or communes, or allocated, by virtue of the provisions of article 4 of the loi du 9 décembre 1905, aux associations ou unions prévues par le titre IV de la même loi ainsi que ceux attribués en…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Setting occupational exposure limit values

Article R4412-149

…es per cm3 Ethyl acetate 205-500-4 141-78-6 734 200 - 1468 400 - - - Isobutyl acetate 203-745-1 110-19-0 241 50 - 723 150 - - Comes into force on 1 March 2022 Isopentyl acetate 204-662-3 123-92-2 270…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…graph 4 of Article 90, paragraph 2 of Article 92 and paragraph 1 of Article 93 of that Regulation ; 19° The fact, for a manufacturer or his authorised representative, a distributor or an importer resp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…o 4. (Repealed for the determination of results for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 1993).4. bis and 5. (Repealed).6. The parent company tax regime does not apply:a) To income from sha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…h which the lawyers are registered, in accordance with Article 17 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain legal professions. It may be assisted in its supervisory role by the Conseil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…glazed or opaque walls against solar radiation ;k) (Repealed)l) Expenditure paid between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, in respect of carrying out an energy audit, other than in cases where reg…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…al Meeting called to approve the financial statements for the past financial year. Option A Article 19 Subject to the powers granted by law to shareholders' meetings and within the limits of the corpo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-11

…n the breakdown of total income and expenses from operations by category (model A, "Categories 1 to 19"), under the sub-totals "A. - Underwriting balance" and "B. - Net acquisition and management expe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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