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Showing 3461–3470 of 3917 articles for “Art. 31 January 2012”

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

…the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service constitute compulsory expenditure.Before 1st January of the year in question, the provisional amount of the contributions mentioned in the fourth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-8

…and L. 234-1 to L. 234-3 of the Internal Security Code and the article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming. The decisions of the Public Prosecutor provided for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-7

I.-Before 1 January 2023, insurance undertakings may be authorised, under the conditions set out in this article, to transfer all or part of their portfolio of commitments corresponding to :the contra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Partial deductibility of the general social contribution

Article 154 quinquies

…it from the allowances provided for in 1 ter or 1 quater of article 150-0 D, as it stood prior to 1 January 2018, the fixed allowance provided for in 1 of I of article 150-0 D ter or the 50% allowance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216

…ime. II.-(Repealed as from the determination of the results of the financial years opened as from 1 January 1993). III.-(Expired).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Taxation of partnerships, joint ventures, public interest groups, limited liability companies, limited liability farms and professional non-trading companies. Option for capital companies

Article 239

…39 ter, 239 quater A and 239 septies.2. (Obsolete provision).3. Partnerships which opted before 1st January 1981 for taxation according to the tax regime for capital companies mentioned in 1 and which…

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

Article R332-3-1

…icle R. 332-3, the value on the balance sheet of an insurance undertaking referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 of the assets mentioned below admitted to represent regulated commitments may not exceed, un…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…de la dette sociale (social debt redemption fund) established byarticle 1 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the redemption of social debt; 3° Units or shares in undertakings for colle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZJ

…ed by players and the sums paid or to be paid out to winners. The sums wagered by players as from 1 January 2020 are defined as sums wagered as from the date on which the event or events on which the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0Ic: Levy on assets, rights and income placed in a trust

Article 990 J

…assets mentioned in Article 965 placed in the trust.The levy is based on the net market value at 1 January of the year of taxation of the assets mentioned in article 965 making up the trust.The consi…

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