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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…amount previously paid in application of I of D of article 44 of the Finance Act for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) less the percentage provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 5211…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

I. - 1. Companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies, carrying out an agricultural activity…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…e Autorité des marchés financiers. IX. - I to IV apply to sub-funds as defined in Article L. 214-24-26. X. - For the purposes of this section, references to the Member States of the European Union and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48

…o in Article 72c(1) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. In such a case, the resolution college shall reduce the nominal value or convert the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…s and the municipality of Paris draw up a climate-air-energy plan, in application of article L. 229-26 of the Environment Code, which must be compatible with the territorial climate-air-energy plan of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-20

I. - Deposits and assets held in dormant accounts mentioned in article L. 312-19 are deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations: 1° For dormant accounts mentioned in 1° of I of the same art…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…company that meets the conditions set out in article 211-3; 2° "Authors" sub-group: a) A maximum of 26 points is allocated to the "Authors" sub-group, divided between the following positions:-director…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

…ount of capital at risk gross of reinsurance, without this ratio being less than 50% ; f) For class 26 referred to in articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mutual Code and R. 931-2-1 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5462-8

…ating the information concerning the device, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 26(3) of that Regulation; 8° Failure by a manufacturer, authorised representative or importer of dev…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…'s medical commission within two months of its convening, as provided for in article R. 6152-413-1 ;26° Opinion on the suspension of a contractual practitioner, as provided for in article R. 6152-414…

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