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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…ty mentioned in I are not subject to the provisions of Section 4 of this Chapter and Article L. 561-25 when the activity relates to legal proceedings, whether the information in their possession is re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

…g these same properties or rights, when these properties or real estate rights are allocated to the main industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity of the persons mentioned in 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe 8-2

…uthorised to continue one or more current cases, pursuant to articles 9and 24 de la loi n° 85-99 du 25 janvier 1985 as well as to occasional professionals, except as regards the obligation to contribu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…wances of departmental councillors in article L. 3123-16, up to a limit of 50% for the chairman and 25% for each of the vice-chairmen.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

…ances of departmental councillors in article L. 3123-16, up to a limit of 50% for the president and 25% for each of the vice-presidents.The boards of directors of the fire and rescue services mentione…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…ral of the National Gendarmerie ; 24° The Director General of Civil Security and Crisis Management; 25° The General Commissioner for Territorial Equality; 26° The Director of the National Forestry Off…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…f the same article 287 filed in respect of the month of September; 2° In other cases, no later than 25 October, when filing the appendix to the declaration provided for in the same 1 filed with the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-5

…2005-845 of 26 July 2005 L. 313-17 with the exception of its third paragraph Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 313-21 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 313-22 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 201…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-10

…e 40% intended to take account of changes in the school-age population are allocated as follows: 1° 25% in proportion to the number of births recorded in the region between the tenth and sixth years p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter C

…under l'article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code, as it read prior to Order 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equity funds, s…

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