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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in comp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreigners is exercised under the conditions provided for by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…nd of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments, units mentioned in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code or derivatives whose underlying assets are the latter. However, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

…10°, 11° bis and 14° of Article L. 561-2 ; 13° By sports federations in accordance with Article L. 222-7 of the French Sports Code for persons mentioned in 16° of Article L. 561-2; 14° By the compete…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48

I. - The nominal value of additional Tier 1 capital instruments and Tier 2 capital instruments or eligible commitments referred to in VII issued by a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…es it to lose the benefit of this exemption. For the parent company of a group mentioned in Article 223 A or Article 223 A bis of this code, turnover is assessed by adding together the turnover of eac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

…ning threshold. Modification of materiality thresholds or planning thresholds during the engagement 22. During the engagement, the statutory auditor reconsiders the materiality threshold or thresholds…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-10

…he administrative composition agreement provided for in the fourth paragraph of I of article L. 232-22, without it having to be submitted to the validation of the College mentioned in the fifth paragr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6-1

…iality threshold(s) and, where applicable, the planning threshold(s), in accordance with paragraphs 22 and 23 of the standard "Application of the concept of materiality when planning and performing an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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