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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-3

…o publish a report when their consolidating company is governed by the law of a Member State of the European Union and the payments made by these companies are included in the consolidated report draw…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-11

…lates to rights attached to the creditor's person;3° Where the claim originates from fraudulent manoeuvres committed to the detriment of the social protection bodies mentioned in Article L. 114-12 of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial and prudential rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds

Article A385-2

…red to in Article A. 441-4 corresponds to the curve with correction for volatility published by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority in force on the same date;d) For other commit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe XIII

…ere applicable, the energy performance of the facilities with regard to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives…

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

Article 212 bis

…le income subject to corporation tax up to the higher of the following two amounts:1° Three million euros;2° 30% of its income determined under the conditions of II.The amount referred to in 1° of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…e in their wording resulting from Order no. 2017-1180 of 19 July 2017 transposing Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards publication of non-financial information by certain larg…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

I.-The first four classes of offences for which prosecution is extinguished by payment of a fixed fine are as follows: 1° Offences punishable under the Highway Code whether or not they result in a wit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…first paragraph, the words: "as well as the resident permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" granted by France" are deleted; b) The last paragraph is deleted; 7° In article L. 412-2, 1°, 3°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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

Article L621-5-3

…ial Code or Article L. 233-11 of the same Code, the fee payable, set by decree, is greater than 500 euros and less than or equal to 1,000 euros. It is payable on the day of publication of the declarat…

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