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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…oxygenated nitrogen compounds, excluding nitrous oxideTonne51.89 (53.39 in 2009, 107.2 in 2011 and 160.8 from 1 January 2012)non-methane hydrocarbons, solvents and other volatile organic compoundsTon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261

…ablishments and in the private establishments referred to in articles L. 613-7, L. 714-2 and L. 718-16 of the Education Code;agricultural education and vocational training regulated by Law no. 60-791…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-7

…al and consolidated financial statements. Communication with the bodies mentioned in Article L. 823-16 of the Commercial Code. Documentation of work and supervision. VI.-Other missions A.-Specific ver…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…11 to L. 2312-13 of the Labour Code and those provided for in 7° of II of article 15 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service. The Chairman of t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

…tual Code, within the limit of the theoretical mathematical provision referred to in article R. 222-16 of the same code. For provident institutions and unions governed by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Soci…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…rom the cinematographic work accompanied by the original music; 15° The investment approval letter; 16° A sworn statement that the production company is financially responsible for creating the origin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…iel de la République Française of the deliberation of the CNC's Board of Directors of 24 November 2016 and is applicable until 31 December 2020, the date on which the GBER expires, or, where applicabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…e domiciliation business referred to in articles L. 123-11-2 et seq. of the French Commercial Code; 16° Persons acting as sports agents as referred to inArticle L. 222-7 of the French Sports Code; 17°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-7

…ses in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the Eu…

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

Article L5211-41-3

…ransferred on an additional basis without prejudice to the provisions of II of the articles L. 5214-16 and L. 5216-5, the competences transferred on an optional basis and those transferred on an addit…

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