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Showing 30013010 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…d of at least fifteen years from the date of their acquisition, including where this was prior to 1 January 2009.II. - The benefit of the provisions of Article 156 specific to buildings classified or…

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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 C

…torial sea and to electricity production facilities using wind mechanical energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D ; b) Upon deliberation by the municipality in which the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…L. 310-2 have an amount of eligible own funds consisting of the items referred to in Article R. 351-26.The Solvency Capital Requirement and the Minimum Capital Requirement are calculated in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds.

Article R214-186

…t mutual funds referred to in Article L. 214-42 as it read prior to the date of publication ofOrder 2011-915 of 1 August 2011 relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…d L. 1110-13 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016, and subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For their application in Wa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…inancial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 December 1988, as amended, and relating to debt securitisat…

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

Article L734-2

…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 July 2005 L. 131-36 to L. 131-44 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-45 law no. 2013-100 of 28…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-10

…n, in particular under Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…nstituted by decision of the deliberative body under the conditions provided for in article L. 2333-26 by:1° Groupings of tourist communes and classified tourist resorts falling under Section 2 of Cha…

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