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Showing 25812590 of 2758 articles for Art. EU Reg. 650/2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY (R)

Article R2151-1

I. - The persons taken into account in the population categories defined below are persons residing in the dwellings of a municipality, those residing in communities as defined in V and VI of this art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-13

…based on individual accounting statements:- balance sheet total equal to or greater than 20 million euros ;- net sales or net revenue of at least €40 million; and- shareholders' equity of at least 2 m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Deposit guarantee mechanism and resolution funding mechanism

Article L312-5

…s et de Résolution. If necessary, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will ask the European Central Bank to order the total withdrawal of authorisation. The applicability of the depos…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73

…he consumer price index excluding tobacco recorded for the previous year and rounded to the nearest euro. These revalued amounts apply to the determination of taxable income for financial years ending…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…cle L. 542-1 of the monetary and financial code;- credit institutions authorised to carry on in the European Union the activity of safekeeping and administration of securities mentioned in 12 of Annex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 octies

…or shares in funds or companies set up on the basis of foreign law located in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area that has con…

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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 R775-38

…ied by locally applicable provisions equivalent to those implementing Regulation No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust servic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

1. An income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who carry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

…f the arrangement provided for in this article is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the…

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

Article 119 ter

…t meets the following conditions:a) Have its effective place of management in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which has en…

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