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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 sexies

…ce.When the properties mentioned in the first paragraph of this I are transferred between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2025, the duration of the allowance is three years.In the event of a change in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-3

…the same I are determined and distributed on the basis of the capital expenditure recorded for the 2017 and 2018 financial years.III - The expenditure mentioned in II falls within the scope of the re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5

…ttlors, trustees, beneficiaries and, where applicable, the third party within the meaning ofArticle 2017 of the Civil Code , or their equivalents for any other comparable legal arrangement governed by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-11

…application of the first paragraphs of Articles 16 and 18 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 , the Chairman shall exercise the powers of the head of the company for the application of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…e, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

A financial holding company is a financial institution within the meaning of Article L. 511-21 whose subsidiaries are exclusively or mainly institutions or financial institutions, at least one of thes…

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

Article R441-23

…of the annuity unit determined for the following financial year, in accordance with Article R. 441-21, may not exceed that of the previous year. II. - When, for a given agreement, the ratio of the su…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…g costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contributions to the fund set up by Article L. 1621-2;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 7125-27and to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

…umn of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L774-2

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July…

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