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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…rt-appointed administrators, court-appointed agents and the persons mentioned in III of Article L. 812-2 of the Commercial Code; 9° Under the conditions defined in Title II of Book VIII of the Commerc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

I.-Building and public works companies, companies producing solid mineral substances, airport operators and ski lift and ski area operators subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual sys…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L470-1

I. - The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1668

1. Corporation tax gives rise to the payment, to the competent public accountant, of quarterly instalments determined on the basis of the results of the last closed financial year. The total amount of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5-1 A

…ablishments for inter-communal cooperation are adopted under the conditions set out in article L. 1612-3. The administrative account of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation that was…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-1

…commitments arising from derivatives within the meaning of Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 are included in the amount of eligib…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…rm resident-EU" granted by France" are deleted; b) The last paragraph is deleted; 6° In Article L. 412-2, 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10° and 11° are deleted; 7° In Article L. 412-4: a) The references to…

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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 L445-2

…rm resident-EU" granted by France" are deleted; b) The last paragraph is deleted; 6° In article L. 412-2, 1°, 3°, 4°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 10° and 11° are deleted; 7° In Article L. 412-4: a) The references to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

…odes of exploitation and the remuneration due for each mode of exploitation. Subject to article L. 212-15 of this code and to professional agreements satisfying the conditions of this article made in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…aring the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26; 12° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché mobile ICT" (ICT mobile secon…

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