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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…t is equal to or greater than six years for bonds or contracts taken out between 1 January 1983 and 31 December 1989 and eight years for bonds or contracts taken out from 1 January 1990, the following…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R446-3

…The references to the Prefect are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caledonia"…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

In the absence of an agreement provided for in article L. 2312-21, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the economic, social and environmental database provided for in article L. 231…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…ODIES MENTIONED IN ARTICLE L. 6351-1I.- Indicators for assessing the criteria defined inarticle R. 6316-1 of the Labour Code Criterion 1: The conditions for informing the public about the services off…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…life insurance apply to the operations governed by this chapter, with the exception of Articles L. 131-1, L. 131-2, L. 132-5-2, L. 132-5-3, L. 132-9, L. 132-9-1, L. 132-20 to L. 132-22-1, L. 132-30 an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BEFORE 31 December 1995. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the sums reintegrated pursuant to articles 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…s the allocation of sums not withdrawn by the beneficiaries, within a specified period, starting on 31 December of the year during which the distribution took place; 7° The allocation of the funds of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Flat-rate tax on pylons

Article 1519 A

…axes.The proceeds of the tax are paid to the beneficiaries mentioned in the second paragraph before 31 December of the current year. Any errors or omissions that are the subject of regularisation afte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 January 2004 or created between that date and 31 December 2025, and meeting, during the reference period mentioned in article 1467 A, to the condi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…rectified bases are taken into account in the general tax rolls.III.-.For premises that benefit on 31 December 2020 from II of this article, the reduction is recalculated, for the remaining years, af…

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