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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis

I. (Expired) II.-Retirement benefits paid in the form of a lump sum taxable in accordance with b quinquies of the 5th of article 158 may, at the express and irrevocable request of the beneficiary, be…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII bis : Legal entities liable to corporation tax whose purpose is to transfer the use of movable or immovable property to their members free of charge

Article 239 octies

…t revenue-generating transactions with third parties, unless these are ancillary transactions not exceeding 10% of their total revenue or resulting from an obligation imposed by the public authorities…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-3 (art. R322-27)

…ction items such as helmets, light headgear. 2. Articles for the protection of all or part of the face such as mouthguards, mesh masks and visors. 3. Articles for the protection of the eye such as swi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk Committees

Article L511-93

…ercising equivalent supervisory functions on the overall strategy of the credit institution or finance company and its current and future risk appetite. It assists the Board of Directors, the Supervis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-6

…ts of this consent are governed by article 342-10 of the Civil Code.The couple or unmarried woman receiving the embryo and the couple or unmarried woman having consented to the reception of their embr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

…graphs of article L. 3332-3, which is sent to the State representative in the department in accordance with the last paragraph of the same article. The services of the Préfecture de Police or the Town…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-13

…bstitutes shall be of the same gender as the member they are deputising for. Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs 1° When the number of nurses of the same sex registered on the roll of the Associa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2-1

…which would be made from the capitalisation reserve constituted on the calculation date, in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 343-14, throughout the term of the insurance commitments linked…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-8

…ccount in the risk modules mentioned in article R. 352-5. This requirement is calibrated in accordance with 2° of Article R. 352-2. In the case of life insurance contracts where the investment risk is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-9

…akes account of the risk mitigation effect inherent in future discretionary participation in insurance contracts, insofar as insurance and reinsurance undertakings can demonstrate that they have the p…

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