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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L4211-1

…rest to regional development;2° Any proposals aimed at coordinating and rationalising the choice of investments to be made by public authorities;3° Voluntary participation in the financing of public f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-2

I.-Model table provided for in Article A. 444-203 SIREN number of the office or firm A B C D E F G H I J K L1 L2 M1 M2 N O ... ... .../ ... Legend: This table contains as many rows as there are office…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-1

Securities issued by joint stock companies are financial securities within the meaning of article L. 211-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which confer identical rights per class.Securities issued…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1451

I. - Subject to the provisions of II, the following are exempt from cotisation foncière des entreprises: 1° Agricultural cooperative companies and their unions and agricultural collective interest com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 septies

…rs ou alimentaires et des produits de la mer, ne donnent lieu à aucune imposition à l'impôt sur les sociétés. For the determination of their taxable income, the beneficiaries of the transfers must com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

I. - A surety guarantee mechanism is hereby set up to honour, in the event of default by a credit institution or finance company, the surety undertakings required by law or regulation and given by tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter I

I. - The tax credit defined in article 244 quater J is deducted up to one fifth of its amount from the income tax due by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the credit institution or fina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-46

The companies and entities referred to in 1° of Article L. 561-45-1 shall declare to the Trade and Companies Register, through the intermediary of the body referred to in the second paragraph of Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1

For credit institutions and, where applicable, finance companies, the Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules concerning, in particular: 1. The amount of the initial capital of credi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-83

The company shall send shareholders or make available to them, under the conditions provided for in articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89, the following information contained in one or more documents: 1° T…

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