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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-16

…which would require the prior approval of a supervisory authority in accordance with Article R. 351-20, if they were held by an insurance or reinsurance undertaking, may only be taken into account in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-16

…n its overall performance ;b) When the index is composed of instruments mentioned in Article L. 214-20, its composition complies with the diversification rules mentioned in I and II of Article R. 214-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-50

…At the end of this period, the ratio provided for in 1° of II of article R. 214-48 is increased to 20% and is assessed in relation to the securities held or received in exchange as any other security…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-37

…At the end of this period, the ratio provided for in 1° of II of article R. 214-36 is increased to 20% and is assessed in relation to the securities held or received in exchange as any other security…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-68

…At the end of this period, the ratio provided for in 1° of II of article R. 214-66 is increased to 20% and is assessed in relation to the securities held or received in exchange as any other security…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-25

…ement company plans to change any of the factors mentioned in 2°, 5° and 6° of II of Article D. 532-20 or any of the assessment factors communicated to the Autorité des marchés financiers, it shall no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

I. - Taxpayers who create activities between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on region…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

1. From 1st January 2011, the business value added levy collected by the public inter-municipal cooperation establishments mentioned in II of article 1379-0 bis is equal to the share mentioned in 5° o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-24

…elating to the intervention of an expert, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-620. NEP-620 Intervention by an expert Introduction 01. Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 823-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…obtained from a reliable and independent source. IV.The verification obligations referred to in II may be deemed to have been fulfilled if one of the following conditions is met: 1° The identity of a…

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