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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

1. Income from transferable capital falling within the provisions of articles 118,119,238 septies B and 1678 bis give rise to the application of a withholding tax, the rate of which is set by 1 of Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-8-1

I.-The resolution college of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution is composed of seven members:1° The Governor of the Banque de France or his representative, Chairman ;2° The Director…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-2

I. - In addition to the documents and information mentioned in Article R. 621-1, the request to initiate proceedings shall set out the evidence demonstrating that the draft plan meets the conditions s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-14

I. - Before a decision is taken on the opening of safeguard, reorganisation or liquidation proceedings instituted by Book VI of the Commercial Code in respect of a credit institution, finance company,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220

1. a) Upon justification, the withholding tax to which the income from transferable securities, referred to in the articles 108 to 119,238 septies Band 1678 bis, received by the company or legal perso…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

…672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-4-3 Act no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 511-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-6 with the exception of its fourth to sixth, twelfth to fifteenth and eighteenth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L774-2

…672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-4-3 Act no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 511-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-6 with the exception of its fourth to sixth, twelfth to fifteenth and eighteenth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L775-2

…672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-4-3 Act no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 511-5 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 511-6 with the exception of its fourth to sixth, twelfth to fifteenth and eighteenth…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R441-2-1

…application of the first paragraph, no account is taken of financial years closed before 1 January 2017, nor of financial years closed before the introduction in the agreement of the possibility of a…

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

Article L2336-1

…2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 are set at 150, 360, 570 and 780 million euros respectively. In 2016 and 2017, the fund's resources are set at €1 billion. From 2018, the fund's resources are set at €1 bill…

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