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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 C

…urities mentioned in I of article 150-0 A may, if the proceeds of the disposal are invested, before 31 December of the year following that of the disposal, in a cash subscription to the capital of a c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4 (art. A212-49)

…esign evaluation procedures OI 13 CE Define the resources needed to implement an action project OI 131 CE Compose a team of facilitators OI 132 CE Draw up a provisional budget OI 133 CE Negotiate fund…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-42

…al year. It submits this report to the committee provided for in the same article L. 2334-37.Before 31 July of the current financial year, the list of operations that have received a grant as well as…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Foreign investment subject to authorisation

Article R151-3

…yptology resources and services referred to in paragraphs III and IV of Article 30 and I of Article 31 of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; 7° Activities relating…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-154

…lth Products carries out its pharmacovigilance missions under the conditions defined in Article R. 5311-2 in order to carry out a scientific assessment of all information, to examine options for preve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-23

…the Wallis and Futuna Islands shall apply the provisions relating to managers;3° In Article L. 532-31, the words: marketed in the European Union are deleted;4° In Article L. 532-32, the first paragra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article R214-186

…a) In units or shares of UCITS covered by article D. 214-22-1 or FIAs covered by article D. 214-32-31 ; b) in units or shares of UCITS governed by French law, or of FIAs governed by paragraphs 1, 2 a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 223

1. Legal entities and associations liable to corporation tax are required to file the declarations provided for the basis of assessment of income tax in respect of industrial and commercial profits (r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: General privileges

Article 2331

Other than those provided for by special laws, privileged claims on the generality of movables are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor against whom the lien is asserted…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…d in Article L. 2352-1 of the same Code; 2° Goods covered by articles 2 and 3 of Act no. 92-1477 of 31 December 1992 relating to products subject to certain movement restrictions and to complementarit…

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