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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-23

I. - When, for a given agreement, the ratio of the sum of the special technical provision, the special technical reversal provision and the net unrealised gains and losses on the assets allocated to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis KH

I. - A tax is hereby introduced payable by any electronic communications operator, within the meaning of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, which provides a service i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-33

The following are eligible for the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux:1° From 2017, the following are eligible for the dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux:a) Public establishments f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-5 art R131-1 et R131-11

MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTES OF APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS1. Provisions relating to the purpose and composition of the federation1.1. Purpose of the federationThe statutes include:1.1.1. The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

I. - Where a taxpayer carries on his professional activity within the framework of a company whose profits are, pursuant to the articles 8 and 8 ter, subject in his name to income tax in the category…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

The first fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes whose population represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising office…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions common to mutual insurance companies with a board of directors and general management and with a supervisory board and management board

Article R322-55-5

I.-1° A director or member of the supervisory board of a mutual insurance company, union of mutual insurance companies, mutual reinsurance company or mutual insurance group company may not simultaneou…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-44

The coefficients applicable to works in the animation genre are determined as follows: I.-The works are divided into two groups: 1° First group: works with French hourly expenditure of €350,000 or mor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209

I. - Subject to the provisions of this section, profits liable to corporation tax shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 34 to 45,53 A to 57,108 to 117,237 ter A et 302…

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