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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231

1. Sums paid as remuneration to employees are subject to a tax at the rate of 4.25%. The sums taken into account are those used to determine the basis of assessment for the contribution provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…acquisitions of equity interests and the creation of subsidiaries referred to in Article L. 6145-7.18° Defines, after consultation with the chairman of the establishment's medical commission, the con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-29

I. - A general purpose investment fund may not invest more than : 1° 5% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-2

…to the French Commercial Code is replaced by a reference having the same purpose applicable locally;18° In article L. 2195-4, the references to the French Commercial Code are replaced by references ha…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

…to the French Commercial Code is replaced by a reference having the same purpose applicable locally;18° In article L. 2195-4, the references to the French Commercial Code are replaced by references ha…

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

Article L561-3

…ice.II. - Avocats au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation, avocats and the persons mentioned in 18° of Article L. 561-2 in the exercise of an activity mentioned in I are not subject to the provisi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…ntioned above; j) Non-commercial pecuniary losses; k) Other pecuniary losses. 17. Legal protection. 18. Assistance : Assistance to people in difficulty, particularly when travelling. 20. Life and deat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Missions.

Article L5311-1

…ic products ;16° The micro-organisms and toxins mentioned in Article L. 5139-1 ;17° Tattoo products;18° Software that is not a medical device and that is used by medical biology laboratories for the m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…ealing Directive 2003/6/ EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2013/124/ EC, 2013/125/ EC and 2004/72/ EC ;2° Fixed by Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

…ditions:1° The shares, units, rights or securities were acquired or subscribed prior to 1 January 2018;2° The net gains, distributions or price complements in question are taxed under the conditions p…

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