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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R632-1-1-A

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and the Autorité des marchés financiers shall communicate, on their own initiative, to the competent authorities of another Member State of the Eur…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Other forms of solidarity

Article 1691 bis A

…are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in Article 1635 quater C.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-0 A

…under Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 244 quater Y.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1740-00 AB

Failure to comply with the obligations mentioned in Article 242 septies will result in the payment of a fine of up to €50,000.The fine is not applicable, in the case of a first offence committed durin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

…r denomination followed, where applicable, by the acronym, the activity and the address of the registered office as well as the birth name and, where applicable, use name, first names, date, place of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731-0 A

The provisions of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

The standard of ethics "securing the interventions of the statutory auditor-application of the fundamental principles of behaviour", approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: Ethical standa…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Payment of business property tax and additional taxes

Article 1681 quater A

…as the basis for the deductions, the taxpayer may request the modification of the amount of the latter. In either case, the request, which cannot be made after 30 September each year, must specify th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-6

…n the basis of one cubicle for every 200 bathers.When the number of toilets reserved for men is greater than two, half of the toilets may be replaced by urinals, the number of which must be at least e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-5-1

…time of enrolment, the amount of the contribution allocated to the diversification reserve can be determined; as the exact number of units is not known until the next statement of the profit-sharing a…

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