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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

…ay also include unrealised capital gains; 2° By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 232-12 of the French Commercial Code, prior certification of the accounts by the statutory auditor i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-32

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may require any person subject to its supervision to submit for its approval, within twelve months for Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms, a reco…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-48

…t contrary to them. Where the first paragraph is applied, the draft terms referred to in Article L. 236-6 may provide that the units or shares of the company transferring part of its assets, of the be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-14

…or inter-communal cooperation with its own tax system or the metropolis of Lyon cited in article L. 2333-6. The declaration must be made within two months of the installation, replacement or removal o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-5

A certified copy of the claim form and the decision shall be served, at the initiative of the claimant, on each of the defendants. The European order for payment opposition form shall be annexed to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-109

An undertaking for collective real estate investment may receive the guarantees mentioned in article L. 211-38 under the conditions defined in that same article, guarantees relating to joint and sever…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.

Article D1881-1

…tion of article D. 1621-1, the words: "including the various increases provided for in article L. 2123-22 of the same code" are deleted.III.-For the application of article R. 1621-8-1, the words: "or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-5

I. - The General Meeting votes on the projected budget of the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire.At the close of the financial year, the result for the year is allocated under the conditions defined…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter B

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter B bis

…xcept in the cases and under the conditions set out in articles L. 214-169 to L. 214-190 and L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. In the event of a merger or other transac…

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