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Showing 54115420 of 7195 articles for Art. n° 18PA03648 · CAA Marseille 31 March 2023

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…2013 L. 613-30-3, with the exception of 4° to 5° of its I bisOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-31 Order 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 613-34 with the exception of IIIOrder 2023-836 of 30 August 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L784-4

…2013 L. 613-30-3, with the exception of 4° to 5° of its I bisOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-31 Order 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 613-34 with the exception of IIIOrder 2023-836 of 30 August 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L783-4

…2013 L. 613-30-3, with the exception of 4° to 5° of its I bisOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-31 Order 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 613-34 with the exception of IIIOrder 2023-836 of 30 August 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
30°: Tax credit for expenses incurred by certain farmers to replace their employees on leave

Article 200 undecies

…tax credit in respect of the expenses incurred to replace them for leave between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2024 through the direct employment of employees or through the use of persons made avail…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-37

…organising authorities of a public electricity distribution network referred to in article L. 2224-31, the mobility organising authorities mentioned in Title III of Book II of Part One of the Transpo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 ter

…of the five years following that of the completion of the work, which must take place no later than 31 December 2021.The nature of the work giving entitlement to the allowance and its compliance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-60

…pital of which is held by partners mentioned in 6° of B of I of the article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Infringements of market transparency

Article L465-3-4

I. - This section applies to1° to financial instruments traded on a trading venue or for which a request for admission to trading on a trading venue has been submitted ;2° Financial instruments other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-4

I. - On the basis of the information referred to in article R. 5121-76-3 and the scientific knowledge available, as well as, where applicable, the information transmitted in application of article R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Manufacture and import of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-45

Manufacturers of veterinary medicinal products mentioned in 1° of article R. 5142-1 must justify, at all times, that all the products they use, manufacture and deliver comply with the characteristics…

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