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Showing 281290 of 308 articles for Art. 120

French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Levy on dividends

Article 117 quater

…meaning of article 4 B who benefit from distributed income mentioned in articles 108 to 117 bis and 120 to 123 bis are subject to a levy at the rate of 12.8% .For the calculation of this levy, the inc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-8

…E CERTIFICATE IN SPORTS EDUCATION (BREVET D'ÉTAT D'ÉDUCATEUR SPORTIF DU TROISIÈME DEGRÉ) (art. A212-120 and A212-131)MANAGEMENTThe optional management test is designed to assess the candidate's abilit…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 854/2004 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

…n the issuer's market capitalisation is less than 5 billion euros and more than 2 billion euros, at 120,000 euros when the issuer's market capitalisation is less than 10 billion euros and more than 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6-1

…ents may not receive, under the urban equalisation allocation, a per capita allocation greater than 120% of the allocation received the previous year. For the application of this provision in 2005, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies E

…redemption premium:1. For the negotiable loans referred to in article 118 and 6° and 7° of Article 120, the negotiable debt securities referred to in article 124 B and all other negotiable or non-neg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe VII

List of missions, programmes, actions established for the application of articles L. 2334-39 and R. 2334-19Mission: agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural affairs154 Programme: sustainable managem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

…referred to in 1 by a legal entity does not constitute taxable income within the meaning of article 120, except for the part that exceeds the taxable income referred to in 3.4 bis. 1 shall not apply w…

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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 R322-55-2

…remuneration or benefit other than those provided for in articles R. 322-53, R. 322-55-1 and R. 322-120-3. The provisions of the preceding paragraph do not apply to the Chairman of the Board of Direct…

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