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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-43

I - Pursuant to Article 7, 8° of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the provisions of II, III and IV, Articles L. 562-1 to L. 562-15 are applicable by operation of law in French…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-30

…blish, at his own expense, the universal transfer of business assets provided for in article L. 526-27, in the form of a notice in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales or an anno…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-16-1

…ors, within the meaning of Regulation EU 2019/2088 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on the publication of sustainability information in the financial services sector.…

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

Article 244 quater C

…axed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit aimed at financing the impr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-3

…unt paid in 2008 for all the compensation mentioned in I to X of article 48 of law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 on the finances for 2009 and the total amount of this same compensation provided fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-4

…21 February 2022 L. 5211-10 law no. 2012-1561 of 31 December 2012 L. 5211-10-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 5211-11 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-11-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 Febru…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article D773-22

…y 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II. - For the application of I:1° In Article D. 533-4, the words: "referred to in the fir…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article D774-22

…y 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II. - For the application of I:1° In Article D. 533-4, the words: "referred to in the fir…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…5-1 of the Social Security Code is replaced by the reference to article 28 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002; 13° Section 3 of Chapter II of Title III does not apply; 14° In article L. 434-8, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…eme pursuant to article L. 2123-25-2, contributions to pension schemes pursuant to articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28, contributions to the fund set up by article L. 1621-2 as well as the training cos…

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