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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 bis

…pect of 2010, to 1.012 for non-built properties, to 1.012 for industrial buildings covered by 1° of II of article 1500 and to 1.012 for all other built properties ; ze) For 2011, 1.02 for non-built pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48

…l Tier 1 capital instruments and Tier 2 capital instruments or eligible commitments referred to in VII issued by a person referred to in I of Article L. 613-34 may be reduced. These instruments may al…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 B

…provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 162-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services or in b of II of article 69, depending on the nature of the activity. It is also increased to €20,000 if, on th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-23

A decree in Council of State shall determine the measures for the implementation of Chapters I and II above and of this Chapter, in particular the emoluments to be allocated to the clerks of the comme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-1

Titles I, II and III of this Book concern only terrestrial insurance. With the exception of articles L. 111-6, L. 112-2, L. 112-4, L. 112-7 and L. 113-4-1, they do not apply to insurance contracts gov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

…ragraph 2 of the first paragraph that they issue in compliance with the provisions of this section. II -Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European investment grade covered bond" label for the "o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-14

…nificant failings by the company to comply with the requirements of I of article L. 441-10 or 5° of II of Article L. 441-11.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-38

…of receipt to the landlords, hoteliers, owners, intermediaries and professionals mentioned in I and II of article L. 2333-34.Failing regularisation within thirty days of notification of this formal no…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-10

…cal authority and brought to the attention of the public in accordance with the second paragraph of II of article L. 123-19 of the Environment Code. The chairman of the deliberative assembly may provi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-31-7

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 613-31-3 and II of Article L. 613-31-6, the provisions of the law of the Member State in which the winding-up proceedings have been opened relati…

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