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Showing 78017810 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

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

…icle 757 B, sums, annuities or values of any kind owed directly or indirectly by one or more insurance and similar organisations, due to the death of the insured, are subject to a levy up to the amoun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-5

…o the adjustments made the previous year and the share provided for in article L. 2336-4, the resources of the Fonds national de péréquation des ressources intercommunales et communales (national fund…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

…out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out in 2 to 6 ter below, without it being necessary to distinguish according to whether these incomes have their source in France or outside Fra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…NG THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 FOR COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve consecutive months as the reference period for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies G

I. - Insurance and reinsurance companies may set aside tax-free provisions to meet exceptional expenses relating to operations that cover risks due to natural elements, atomic risk, civil liability ri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-2

For the application of this Part to Mayotte and in the absence of any specific mention of this collectivity:1° The powers devolved to the Prefect in the region or department are exercised by the Prefe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

I.-The contribution made by insurance undertakings to finance the intervention of the guarantee fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation of an insurance undertaking covering, in the territ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

…taxpayer in respect of the year in which the financial year ends. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax due for that year, the excess is used to pay the income tax due for the following nine…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Taxation of income from the sale or concession of patents and similar intangible assets

Article 223 H

…vided for in the second paragraph of a of I of Article 219 the overall net income from the sale, concession or sub-concession of assets held or taken under concession by a member company of the group…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 262

…r transported by the seller or on his behalf, outside the European Community and the supply of services directly linked to the export;2° the supply of goods dispatched or transported by the purchaser…

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