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Showing 28112820 of 3486 articles for Art. 20 Oct 2011

French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Insurance distribution

Article R511-3

…ents, offers or helps to conclude a contract, for this person, for which the annual premium exceeds 20,000 euros.III - The above provision does not preclude the retrocession of a referral fee to indic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-2

…of this Part are not applicable to Mayotte. II.-The following shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014: 1° Article L. 5210-4 ; 2° Article L. 5211-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-52

…e year after the overruns occurred; 2° May not hold or commit to subscribing or acquiring more than 20% of the total amount of the securities or rights and contractual subscription commitments of a si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

…l products necessary for carrying out research involving the human person declared under the law of 20 December 1988, the import authorisation is required for a series of import operations envisaged f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…mall and medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater L

I. - Agricultural businesses benefit from a tax credit in respect of each of the years 2011 to 2025 during which at least 40% of their revenue comes from activities mentioned in Article 63 under the o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Equalisation funds

Article 1648 A

I. - From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 nonies

…ct to, at the company's request, of an exemption or a reduction at the same rate, up to a limit for 2022 of €154,732 and €420,505 respectively of added value per establishment and updated each year ac…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…rovided for in articles L. 611-12, L. 612-1 to L. 612-10, L. 612-12 to L. 612-15, L. 612-17, L. 612-20, L. 613-1, L. 613-23 to L. 613-23-6 and L. 613-25.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7b: Temporary withholding of cash

Article 67 ter B

…er, where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash enter…

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