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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-2

I.-When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution takes the protective measure provided for in 14° of I of Article L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code in respect of a person referr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3845-2

…cordance with article L. 1544-8-1. " ;2° In the fourth and fifth paragraphs, the words: "representative of the State in the department" are replaced by the words: "High Commissioner of the Republic in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Levy on dividends

Article 117 quater

I.-1. Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of article 4 B who benefit from distributed income mentioned in articles 108 to 117 bis and 120 to 123 bis are subject to a le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…payment in full discharge of income tax based on the turnover or revenue from their professional activity when the following conditions are met:1° They are subject to the schemes defined in articles 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Economic concentration.

Article L430-2

…partments, in the Department of Mayotte, in the Wallis and Futuna Islands or in the overseas collectivities of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, any concentration, within th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-1

…rofessional qualification may, for remuneration, teach, lead or supervise a physical or sporting activity or train its participants, as their main or secondary occupation, on a regular, seasonal or oc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-3

…at international level, as defined by each federation mentioned in 3° of the I ofArticle L. 230-2. IV -A recreational athlete within the meaning of this Title is any person competing in sport at recr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 160 A

…ress request of the interested parties, be postponed until the transfer of the corporate rights received as consideration for the contribution. The deferral of taxation is subject to the conditions se…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Persons liable.

Article D211-1

…opy of the certificate of destruction of the vehicle issued to the insured in application of II and IV of Article R. 322-9 of the Highway Code; 3° In the event of the repair of the vehicle, a copy of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

…of article L. 2331-6 :1° 1°, 5°, 6° and 7° are deleted;2° 2°, 4° and 8° become 1°, 2° and 3° respectively;3° A 4° is added as follows:"4° Proceeds from the distribution of the intercommunal equalisati…

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