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Showing 51015110 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R910-7

…e. VII. - The reference to Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-37

…n and must comply with his or her directives pursuant to articles 3 and 6 of decree no. 79-433 of 1 June 1979 relating to the powers of ambassadors and the organisation of State services abroad. Each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Representation of the territorial collectivity of French Guiana within French diplomatic missions

Article R7153-6

…ission and must comply with their directives pursuant to articles 3 and 6 of decree no. 79-433 of 1 June 1979 relating to the powers of ambassadors and the organisation of State services abroad. Each…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Representation of the territorial collectivity of Martinique within French diplomatic missions

Article R7253-6

…n and must comply with his or her directives pursuant to articles 3 and 6 of decree no. 79-433 of 1 June 1979 relating to the powers of ambassadors and the organisation of State services abroad. Each…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…dicial police officers [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023]. In the event of any difficulty encountered in the performance of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

…the application for approval is registered by the Agence nationale de l'habitat is between 1 March 2022 and 31 December 2024; 2° The property is rented out unoccupied as the main residence for the en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…or the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1238 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on a pan-European individual retirement savings product (PEPP), it shall examine, under th…

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

Article L773-42

…Article L. 561-3 with the exception of VI; 5° Articles L. 561-4 to L. 561-29-1; 6° Articles L. 561-30 to L. 561-32; 7° Article L. 561-33 with the exception of 3° of II; 8° Articles L. 561-34 to L. 56…

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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

…Article L. 561-3 with the exception of VI; 5° Articles L. 561-4 to L. 561-29-1; 6° Articles L. 561-30 to L. 561-32; 7° Article L. 561-33 with the exception of 3° of II; 8° Articles L. 561-34 to L. 56…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…inesses, within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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