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Showing 59215930 of 6365 articles for Art. 25 March 1998

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-1

…glomeration community, within the meaning of the first paragraph, when it forms a group of at least 25,000 inhabitants around a central municipality of more than 15,000 inhabitants and the majority of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R385-2

…e that the management fees are not fixed for a period exceeding five years, an amount equivalent to 25% of the net management expenses relating to these operations for the last financial year ; d) Whe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article Annexe à l'article A121-1

…al to 0.50.Art. 5 - A claim made during the annual period of insurance increases the coefficient by 25%; a second claim increases the coefficient by 25%, and the same applies to each additional claim.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

I. - The subscription and purchase of units in professional private equity funds is reserved for the investors referred to in article L. 214-144 as well as for investors who are managers, employees or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

I - The value of the prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2 is equal to the sum of the best estimate and the risk margin. II - The best estimate corresponds to the probability…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

Not taken into account for the determination of overall net income:1° and 2° (Repealed);2° bis (Expired);3° (Repealed);3° bis (Provision transferred under 3°);3° ter Benefits in kind provided to subsc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…aforementioned areas, the location condition is deemed to have been met if it achieves no more than 25% of its turnover outside these areas. In excess of 25%, the profits generated are subject to inco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…ng out his duties in the premises allocated to the business, or if that taxpayer generates at least 25% of his turnover from customers located in the zone.The profits referred to in the first paragrap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…ying out his duties in the premises allocated to the business or if that taxpayer achieves at least 25% of his turnover from customers located in such an employment area.II. - The profit exempted in r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D ter

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