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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…to L. 231-16 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-17 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-18 to L. 231-20 Order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 231-21Law 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 II.-Fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-2

…anctions provided for in 4 and 5 of article L. 613-21 of this Code or in 3° to 5° of article L. 310-18 of the Code des Assurances.The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of this article must prod…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et en l'absence de t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…uary 2019 and until 31 December 2020 that have been the subject of a firm order from 20 September 2018. It also applies to the goods referred to in the same 1° to 7° manufactured as from 1 January 201…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies B

I. - When the redemption premium provided for at the time of issue or at the time of the original acquisition of the right exceeds 10% of the nominal value or acquisition price of that right, or when…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

…legal person registered in that register. In addition, for proceedings opened on or after 26 June 2018, the judgment shall be mentioned together with an indication of the main, secondary or territoria…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of this code, directors representing employees.A company whose principal activity is to acquire a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

I.-Music publishing companies, within the meaning of Article L. 132-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the expenses mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

I.-The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18 and of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater E

…onstructions or developments, subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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