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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-4-1

Information on surrender or transfer values that cannot be established in euros or foreign currencies when the draft contract, insurance application or notice is submitted. I.-Principle : The informat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-16-1

By way of derogation from the allocations provided for in the first paragraph of Article A. 132-16 and in exceptional situations, the provision for profit sharing may be written back after authorisati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-4

Training courses eligible under 1° of Article A. 822-28-3 are provided by training organisations or higher education establishments. They meet the conditions defined in article L. 6353-1 of the French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655 sexies A

For the taxation of their profits and those of their members, the sociétés de libre partenariat mentioned in article L. 214-154 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated in the same way as a prof…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Financial arrangements for the guarantee fund.

Article A421-4-3

The income statement for this section shows in detail the income from the contribution provided for inArticle L. 421-6-1 of the French Insurance Code, the cost of reimbursing statutory annuity increas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis A

The additional contributions to the premiums or contributions relating to certain insurance policies paid into the National Agricultural Risk Management Fund, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Sociétés de crédit foncier

Article R513-1-A

Prior to their issue, the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in 2° of I of Article L. 513-2 are subject to a programme defined with regard to the legal and contractual character…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1753 bis A

Any person who, in proceedings to obtain a pecuniary sentence mentioned in article L. 143 of the Book of Tax Procedures, outside the proceedings relating to the action in question, in any manner whats…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope, quality limits and references.

Article R1321-1 A

The sufficient quantity of water intended for human consumption within the meaning of article L. 1321-1 A is, depending on the situation of the persons concerned, between fifty and one hundred litres…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quater A

1. a. Taxpayers who own, rent or occupy free of charge a dwelling located in France, used as their main residence, may benefit from an income tax credit for expenditure on the installation or replacem…

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