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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-2

I. - Subject to this article, the selection of the economic operator shareholder(s) and the award of the contract to the single-operations semi-public company set up shall be carried out by a single p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: SEMI-PUBLIC COMPANIES WITH A SINGLE OPERATION

Article L1541-3

I. - In the event of the transformation, merger or attachment of the shareholding territorial authority of a single-operating semi-public company within another territorial authority or grouping of te…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article R214-240-1

The specialised financing body may grant the loans mentioned in the second paragraph of V of Article L. 214-190-1 under the conditions defined by Articles R. 214-203-1 to R. 214-203-9. For the purpose…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Conditions and implementation

Article R511-8

Where the measure is carried out in the hands of a third party, the creditor shall serve the third party with a copy of the acts attesting to the diligence required by Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-59

The single report on the solvency and financial position at group level shall contain the following information: a) Information at group level which must be published in accordance with Articles L. 35…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Democratisation and transparency.

Article D5842-5

I. - The articles R. 5211-13 to R. 5211-15, with the exception of its first paragraph, article R. 5211-18 and article R. 5211-18-1 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provide…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National medical biology commission

Article R6213-20

The secretariat of the Commission is provided by the Directorate General for Health. However, when the commission rules, in a restricted formation, on the requests mentioned in 3° of article L. 6213-2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-3

Supplementary occupational pension funds are not undertakings subject to the Solvency II regime as defined in Article L. 310-3-1, nor undertakings not subject to the Solvency II regime as defined in A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Common provisions

Article 1724 A

Receivables of any kind that are the responsibility of the public accountants designated by decree and that are not paid on the due date shall only be assessed when their cumulative amount exceeds €16…

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