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Showing 24912500 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…les…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater X

…lies to the acquisition, construction or renovation of buildings carried out from 1 July 2014 until 31 December 2025. For the purposes of this VIII, construction means buildings that have been the sub…

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

Article R332-2

…2-1-1 and in articles R. 332-3-3 to R. 332-10, the insurance undertakings referred to in article L. 310-3-2 represent their regulated commitments referred to in article R. 331-1 by the following asset…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…ept for ten years in the Member State of consumption. This register will be kept for ten years from 31 December of the year of the transaction. XI. XI - For the purposes of these arrangements, the equ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…evy is 20% for the fraction of each beneficiary's taxable share less than or equal to €700,000, and 31.25% for the fraction of each beneficiary's taxable share exceeding this limit. For the applicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…ditor shall apply the additional due diligence measures described in paragraph 33 of this standard. 31. The statutory auditor is not required to identify the beneficial owner when the client is a comp…

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

Article 217 undecies

…acquisition or construction of the property was financed using a loan mentioned in I of article D. 331-76-5-1 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation;3° Three quarters of the tax benefit pro…

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

Article 209

…ommencement of operations to the closing date of the first financial year and, at the latest, until 31 December of the year following the year of creation.Subject to the option provided for in Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

…ial institutions of these States are exempt from this levy under the conditions set out in Article 131 sexies.The first paragraph of this 1 does not apply to the transfer of the property which was the…

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