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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8

…d for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of article 3 of decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended or under those provided for in article 239 bis AA ;4° Of the sole m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-1

…not take part in a deliberation or who abstains from sitting pursuant to article 12 of law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Installation conditions

Article R5125-8

…02 may be presented to the public for direct access under the conditions set out in article R. 4235-55. Pregnancy tests and ovulation tests may also be presented to the public for direct access, under…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R596-3

…ced by a reference to the provision with the same purpose applicable locally; 10° In Article R. 532-55, the words: "the competent Prefect or, in Paris, the Prefect of Police," are replaced by the word…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-9

…ayments.The offer reproduces the provisions of articles L. 315-10 to L. 315-15, L. 315-20and L. 341-55.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-43

…nce provided by French Polynesia pursuant to the provisions of II of Article 43 and Articles 54 and 55 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia;2° P…

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

Article R214-114

…make it possible to transfer the credit risk linked to an instrument mentioned in article L. 214-24-55, independently of the other risks linked to this instrument, and comply with the following criter…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 550

Subject to articles 905-2,909 and 910, the cross-appeal or the provoked appeal may be lodged, in any event, even if the person lodging it is precluded from acting as principal. In the latter case, how…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 559

In the event of a dilatory or abusive main appeal, the appellant may be ordered to pay a civil fine of up to 10,000 euros, without prejudice to any damages that may be claimed. This fine, which is col…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The parties.

Article 554

Persons who were neither parties nor represented at first instance or who appeared in another capacity may intervene on appeal if they have an interest in doing so.

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