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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49-1

…ed holding company. V.-In the case of a group comprising a central body mentioned in Article L. 511-30 and the network of institutions and companies affiliated to this central body, the resolution col…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies B

…after 29 September 1989.)III. - The provisions of I and II only apply to securities issued from 1st June 1985.IV. - 1. For loans or securities as well as for stripping transactions referred to in II o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 G

…ccording to the organic production method provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…n of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-4

The information document provided for in IV of Article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 contains the information set out in the attached model. Annex to article A. 132-4-4 of the French Insuran…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-35 law no. 2005-845 of 26 Jul…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares.

Article L225-197-1

…to account in these percentages. The percentages mentioned in the second paragraph are increased to 30% when the allocation of free shares benefits all of the company's salaried employees. Above the p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…French Commercial Code, and subject to the penalties provided for by articles L. 242-10 and L. 242-30 of said Code and, in the case of bonds, by articles L. 245-8 to L. 245-12 (1° to 5°) and L. 245-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

…115-6 in proportion to the respective base established for each of them. This deduction is set at €30,000,000 for publishers of television services who do not receive resources from the broadcasting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-5

…nvironment Code;10° Where applicable, the massif committees provided for in Article 3 of Law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas.The public persons…

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