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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

…arest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of long-term capital gains is subject to separate taxation at the rate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…escendants must not, for the duration of the plan, together hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the rights to the profits of companies whose securities are included in the share savings pla…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…spouse and their ascendants and descendants do not together hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the rights in the profits of companies whose securities are included in the assets of the ven…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-3

…ty mentioned in I are not subject to the provisions of Section 4 of this Chapter and Article L. 561-25 when the activity relates to legal proceedings, whether the information in their possession is re…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…direct or indirect single or periodic payments, fixed commitments as to their duration and amount. 25. Management of collective funds: Any operation involving the management of investments, in partic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…prejudice to 5° ; 5° Raw petfood as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article Annexe art. A220-3

…ecember 1953 relating to secondary public transport of local interest and Article 1 of the Order of 25 July 1963 relating to the authorisations required for the construction and operation of cable car…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas levied in the Ile-de-France region

Article 231 ter

…r the communes of the Ile-de-France region, respectively provided for in articles L. 2334-15 and L. 2531-12 du code général des collectivités territoriales, are classified for the purposes of calculat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-24-1-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-24-2 to L. 533-25 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-26 with the exception of the last paragraph of II a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-24-1-1 Ordinance no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-24-2 to L. 533-25 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-26 with the exception of the last paragraph of II a…

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