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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies DA

Equipment acquired or manufactured before 1 January 2011 that appears on a list drawn up by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for the Environment and that is intended to redu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Tax on admission prices to screenings organised by cinema operators

Article L115-3

…on and during which at least two screenings were organised. However, for the months of December and January, the tax is due until 31 December and from 1 January respectively.The tax is not due if the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-13

…ning project referred to in 4° of I of the same article. However, for insured persons born before 1 January 1960, no points are reserved for the use referred to in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7. For in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions relating to sports betting bans

Article R131-39

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the delegating federation responsible for authorised data processing shall send the Commission nationale de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article R341-4

…by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel pursuant to article L. 341-4, the financial year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December of each year. By way of exception, the first financial year of Frenc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Investments

Article R353-3

…in transferable securities or other financial instruments based on repackaged debt issued before 1 January 2011, the requirements set out in Article R. 353-2 shall apply only if the underlying exposu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-27

…own funds items are included in Tier 1 original own funds for a maximum period of ten years after 1 January 2016, if these items: a) Were issued before 18 January 2015 ; b) At 31 December 2015, could…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R4642-9

…lting from this chapter, the Agency's financial system is set out in Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. The Agency's budget shall g…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

…of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 of Act No. 2012-1510 of 29 December 2012 amending the Finance Act for 2012.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVIII: Declaration of commissions, brokerage, rebates, fees, royalties, partners' remuneration and profit shares

Article 241

…t paragraph of the article 87 A, regardless of the status of the beneficiaries, during the month of January of the calendar year following that during which these sums were paid.Failing this, the decl…

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