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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L784-13

…he same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L783-13

…he same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-4

…ons mentioned in Section 3 of Chapter 2 of Title I of Book I of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code;12° The intervention bodies mentioned in Title II of Decree no. 53-974 of 30 September 1953;13° Le g…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article R2213-1-4

…t or in an accommodation establishment for dependent elderly people mentioned in the article L. 313-12 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the death certificate may be drawn up on paper a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-19

…rom the report presented to the territorial social committee as provided for in article 51 of law 2012-347 of 12 March 2012, relating to recruitment, training, working hours, professional promotion, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe H

…for expenditure incurred by the contractor, ownership of works, equipment or intangible assets. (8) 12. Where applicable, conditions for the payment of advances or instalments. (9) (1) Article 19 of D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Discipline

Article R6152-930

…n is forwarded to the practice authorisation commission mentioned in articles L. 4111-2 and L. 4221-12 and to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. The decisions to impose the penalties…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…ies in respect of business goodwill is allowed as a deduction when it is acquired as from 1 January 2022 and until 31 December 2025. This paragraph does not apply to goodwill acquired from an affiliat…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in New Caledonia:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Republi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in French Polynesia:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Repu…

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