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Showing 84318440 of 11873 articles for Art. CE 14-10-2015 n° 374440

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freezing of assets and prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L775-37

…esulting from L. 562-1 and L. 562-2 Order 2016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-3 to L. 562-9 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4 November 2020 L. 562-10 Ordinance no. 2016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-11…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278 sexies-0 A

The reduced rates provided for in article 278 sexies are equal to:Sectors or premises concerned Subdivision of article 278 sexies Rate Social rental housing financed by a subsidised integration loan 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

…sions of Article L. 232-1 of the French Commercial Code are applicable to credit institutions, finance companies and investment firms under conditions set by the French Accounting Standards Authority…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 C

With the exception of the levy mentioned in XIX of article 1647 made for the benefit of the State, the product of the tax on electricity production installations using mechanical wind energy at sea me…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1

…ights to exploit the sporting events or competitions organised by the professional league may not exceed that granted to the professional league by the delegating sports federation concerned, under th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-2

…guarantee fund is immediately notified to the company or supplementary occupational pension fund concerned. If the procedure described in the previous paragraph is implemented, only the new decision o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-49

…m of 95% of any shortfall in the total amount of provisions for claims to be paid set aside at 31 December 1982, increased by their income, in relation to the total amount of the corresponding settlem…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

…nue generated as from this date, the revenue generated between 22 June 2020 and 1 September 2020. Receipts made before 14 March 2020 are not taken into account when determining these rates, except in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue residence permits

Article R432-2

…ejection decision referred to in article R.* 432-1 arises at the end of a four-month period.As an exception to the first paragraph, this period is ninety days when the foreign national applies for the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 864

…and sufficient reparation or compensation for his loss on any grounds whatsoever, and is thereby placed in a serious material situation, may obtain compensation under the conditions provided for in Ar…

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