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

Article 210

…cle apply to capital gains, other than those referred to in the second paragraph of II of article 238 octies, realised before the entry into force, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5121-138-4

…° They meet the requirements set out in Commission Delegated Regulation No 2016/161 EU of 2 October 2015 supplementing Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R775-38

…me table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

…rammes defined in the city contract;d) Signing the inter-municipal agreement referred to in Article 8 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion ;2° Constru…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-9

…epresented, subject to the following paragraph.In application of 2° of II of article 133 of law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 on the new territorial organisation of the Republic, decisions by the Boar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…k II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees No. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No. 2017-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-10

…ering and terrorist financing or by the European Commission pursuant to Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of mone…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-1

…1° The guarantor must be a credit institution authorised to operate in France pursuant to Act no. 84-46 of 24 January 1984 , as amended, relating to the activity and control of credit institutions,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R286

…ion "made in accordance with locally applicable regulations". For the application of articles R. 53-8-7, R. 53-8-13, R. 53-8-14 and R. 53-8-15, references to the Code de l'action sociale et des famill…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-21

…decide to publish in the report on their solvency and financial position referred to in Article L. 385-7 any information or explanations relating to their solvency and financial position other than th…

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