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Showing 37313740 of 9933 articles for Art. EU Mutual Assistance Directive 2010/24/EU

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L324-1-1

For the purposes of Article L. 324-1, the mutual insurers and associations referred to in Article L. 211-8 of the Mutual Code and the provident institutions or associations referred to in Article L. 9…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: National approval for social and family tourism organisations.

Article R*412-1

Associations and mutual societies active in the field of social and family tourism and meeting the conditions set out in article R. 412-2 may apply for national approval issued by the Minister for Tou…

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

Article 238 bis B

…ayment referred to in articles 11, 13 and 24 de la loi du 2 août 1954 précitée ne pourront donner lieu à aucun impôt ni taxe.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies B

I. Individuals who undertake to hold units in venture capital mutual funds or professional investment funds for at least five years from the date of their subscription are exempt from income tax on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-6

…responsible for the centralised storage of regulated information, as provided for in Article 21 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D773-40

…o jure in New Caledonia.II. - For the application of I, in Article D. 561-51, the references to the European Commission, to Directive No. 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 and to Directive No. 2019/1153 of 20 J…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D774-40

…law in French Polynesia.II. - For the application of I, in Article D. 561-51, the references to the European Commission, to Directive 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 and to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Referee.

Article L2524-2

…ement does not provide for a contractual arbitration procedure, the parties concerned may decide by mutual agreement to submit to arbitration any disputes that remain following a conciliation or media…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article R742-21

The debtor's property rendered unavailable by enforcement proceedings may be sold by mutual agreement by the liquidator, with the authorisation of the protection litigation judge, ruling by order, who…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-4

…al liabilities, including own funds, if all the conditions set out in Article 72b(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 are met. For the application of this formula, taking into account the reduction allo…

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