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Showing 90919100 of 10142 articles for Art. CJEU – Ingmar – C-381/98 – 9 Nov. 2000

French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

…he tax credit is deducted from income tax after deducting the tax reductions mentioned in articles 199 quater B to 200 bis, tax credits and non-dischargeable levies or deductions. If it exceeds the ta…

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

Article 216

…(Repealed as from the determination of the results of the financial years opened as from 1 January 1993). III.-(Expired).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Taxation of partnerships, joint ventures, public interest groups, limited liability companies, limited liability farms and professional non-trading companies. Option for capital companies

Article 239

…mentioned in the second paragraph;c. to the non-trading companies mentioned in articles 238 ter, 239 ter, 239 quater A and 239 septies.2. (Obsolete provision).3. Partnerships which opted before 1st J…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater M

…the farm.III. - The tax credit calculated by the partnerships mentioned in articles 8,238 bis L, 239 ter and 239 quater A or the groupings mentioned in Articles 238 ter, 239 quater, 239 quater B, 239…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-5

…571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 612-44 and L. 613-24 under conditions specified by order of the Minister for the Ec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

The technical provisions for the operations provided for in Article L. 441-1 are as follows:1° The special technical provision, from which are deducted the benefits paid and management charges, within…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…mortissement de la dette sociale (social debt redemption fund) established byarticle 1 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the redemption of social debt; 3° Units or shares in undertakin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-3

To be eligible for support for authorship, authors must provide proof of:1° Writing or directing a work that has been supported by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée;2° Artistic experi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-44

…cale of 100 points provided for in article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Compliance orders

Article L521-3-1

When the authorised officers observe, with the powers provided for in this book, an infringement or failure to comply with the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5, L. 511-6 and L. 511-7 as well…

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