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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-17

…ed for in 3 of 3° of B of III of article 85 of law no. 2005-1719 of 30 December 2005 of finance for 2006 (1). The transfer of powers is pronounced by order of the State representative(s) in the depart…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 Februa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…out in one or more of these priority neighbourhoods, up to a limit of a net taxable base set for 2023 at €30,630 and updated each year according to the change in prices. Only establishments with fewe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-298

…uest the keeper of the National Register of Companies, via the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, to enter the following information in the file of a natural person who is not registered in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…e rural et de la pêche maritime ; 10° Salarié mandaté, dans les conditions prévues aux articles L. 2232-23-1 et L. 2232-26, in undertakings without a trade union delegate; 11° Employee representative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…not bear a unique identifier on the packaging unit, in breach of the provisions of Article L. 3512-23; 4° Importing, with a view to selling, distributing or offering free of charge, tobacco products…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1671

…d arrangements provided for in article L. 133-5-6 of the Social Security Code or in article L. 7122-23 of the Labour Code, the withholding tax is paid to the public accountant via the bodies mentioned…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 1

…Agreement on exchanges of young professionals (together with an annex), signed in Libreville on 24 February 2010 and published by the decree n° 2010-448 of 3 May 2010;9° Conventions between the Gover…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219

…ns is subject to separate taxation at the rate of 15%.The net profit determined pursuant to Article 238 is subtracted from the profit subject to the normal rate and is subject to separate taxation at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-32-1

…nch of a Class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-27 or L. 532-23 be considered as material in that State, it shall consult with the competent authority of that St…

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