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Showing 56515660 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…procedures defined in article R. 143-23 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code and by the Order of 21 June 2011.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-4

…imes a year, between 8am and 8pm. " 29° The second paragraph of Article R. 351-1 is not applicable; 30° In article R. 351-3, the words: "Except where the examination of the asylum application falls wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…ation of the guarantee scheme provided for inarticle 120 of the amended financelaw no. 2008-1443 of 30 December 2008;7° The procedures for calculating members' votes in the election of Supervisory Boa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies B

…so applies to venture capital mutual funds that meet all the conditions mentioned in article L. 214-30of the Monetary and Financial Code. This exemption applies subject to unit-holders complying with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…21. Article 5 of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…information on the beneficial owner that he has, including the failure to record such information. 30. The statutory auditor shall ask the legal representative to enquire of the beneficial owner whet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9° Tax credit for video game creators

Article 220 terdecies

…he creation of a specific video game, the tax credit calculated in respect of each year is equal to 30% of the total amount of the following expenditure, corresponding to operations carried out in Fra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-4

…by order of the ministers responsible for the environment and consumer affairs;II. - When more than 30% of the water resource used for distribution is subject to water allocation rules pursuant to art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…s ressources communales et intercommunales provided for in 2.1 of article 78 of law n° 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 of finance for 2010, with the exception of the fraction calculated in accordance wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14

…crimes against humanity (articles 211-1,211-2 and 212-1 to 212-3 of the Penal Code) -Voluntary attempts on life (articles 221-1 to 221-5 of the Penal Code) -torture and acts of barbarism (articles 222…

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