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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…actions, and to take the decisions referred to in III of Article L. 1618-2 and in a of article L. 2221-5-1, subject to the provisions of c of this same article, and to pass the necessary acts to this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Provisions relating to the opening of a branch and the exercise of the freedom to provide services by undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, the Mutual Insurance Code and the Social Security Code

Article R321-32

…on business under the freedom to provide services, in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 321-11, shall notify its plans to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, together with…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…e fraction levied on craft covered by the tariff specific to Corsica provided for in article L. 423-21 of the same code. To this end, the public accountant shall pay the sums recovered, after deductin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32

…t de résolution shall exchange with the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, information relating to credit institutions and investment firms benefiting from t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49

…upervision, as the case may be; 5° The competent authorities, within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, of the Member States of the European Union in which the person referred to in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-10

…any other information enabling the reports provided for in Articles R. 823-7, R. 823-7-2 and R. 823-21-1.This file shall be closed no later than 60 days after the report provided for in Article R. 823…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 octies

…of 42 for those assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1499 and by a coefficient of 21 for those assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1501.However, when a taxpayer has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…luding those of the European regulations on restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Articles 75 or 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as those adopted pursuant to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that has been compl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…aph of Article L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digit…

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