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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions applicable to non-trading private legal entities engaged in economic activity

Article L612-1

…deration referred to in Article L. 527-1 of the same code. The penalties provided for in Article L. 242-8 shall apply to the directors of the legal entities mentioned in the first paragraph of this Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

…mean the total amount of profits, whether taxable or exempt, after deduction of corporation tax.1. bis (Provisions not applicable).2. However, the company may request that the withholding tax payable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-2

…prenatal diagnosis centre at the health agency is authorised by the Agence de la biomédecine. " ;1° bis In Article L. 2131-1-1, the words: "the organisation and operation of the multidisciplinary cent…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80-4

The regulations of the funds referred to in 1 of VI, VI bis and VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A of the General Tax Code and in 1 of III of article 885-0 Va of the same code contain the following i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R775-40

…lication of I:1° In the last paragraph of Article R. 562-1, after the words "mentioned in 1° and 7° bis", the following words are inserted: " with the exception of 1°c and 6°a";2° In Articles R. 562-3…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-25

In order to supervise an institution benefiting from the regime provided for in Article L. 511-24 and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1a of Law no. 68-678 of 26 July 1968, the competent auth…

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

Article R332-2-1

When an undertaking invests, directly or indirectly, in negotiable debt securities, bonds, units or shares mentioned in 2°, 2°c or 6° of A of article R. 332-2 as well as in negotiable debt securities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…de communes include:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V of the same article.The communauté de c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

…n. For companies that are members of a group within the meaning of Article 223 A or l'article 223 A bis, the corporation tax payable by the acquired company means the amount it would have had to pay i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Powers

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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