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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
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…operating and management costs in proportion to the assets mentioned in a of 1° of II of article L. 214-81 of the Monetary and Financial Code held directly or indirectly by the fund, excluding variabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-3

…ity for a given instrument by application of the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/570 of 26 May 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…entative of the State in the Ile-de-France region under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-17 and L. 5211-20.The Greater Paris metropolitan area is constituted with a view to defining and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…t abroad pursuant to:- Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims;- Articles 59 and 60 of R…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-4

…of this article are applicable notwithstanding the settlement periods stipulated in articles L. 132-21 and L. 132-23-1 or any other contractually stipulated period or valuation method relating to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89

…h this presumption is based; 2° The sanctions and consequences incurred pursuant to Articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23-6 and those proposed by the Secretary General of the Agency pursuant to Article L. 2…

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