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Showing 10111020 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Information for the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L214-24-20

…he AIF's assets under leverage arrangements.In particular, the identity of the five main sources of cash or financial instruments borrowed, including money market instruments, and the amount of levera…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-20-1

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…e halls and spectator places which have not been put into operation within three years of the notification provided for in article R. 212-7-18 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-20

The report referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 225-68 includes the information defined in articles L. 22-10-9 to L. 22-10-11 as well as article L. 225-37-4.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23° bis : Tax credit for childcare costs for young children

Article 200 quater B

…of Article 4 B may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of the expenses actually incurred for the care of children under the age of six whom they are responsible for. These expenses are deducted up…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
29° bis : Tax reduction for contributions paid to forest clearing associations

Article 200 decies A

Subscriptions paid to authorised associations whose purpose is to carry out preventive work to defend forests against fire on land included in woods classified under article L. 132-1 of the Forestry C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202 ter A

The capital gains or losses mentioned in the first paragraph of II of l'article 202 ter, included in the assets of non-trading companies with a strictly real estate object, the units of which are held…

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

Article 209 quater D

…tion occurs at least seven years after their realisation. A decree sets the conditions for the application of this provision (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C bis

…s of Article 208 C, which have opted for the regime provided for in II of the same article.The application of these provisions is subject to the condition that the absorbing company undertakes, in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C ter

…ating to real estate the enjoyment of which has been granted on a temporary basis by the State, a local authority or one of their public establishments or shareholdings in persons referred to in Artic…

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