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Showing 611620 of 63846 articles for Art. s. L. 223-21 and L. 225-41

French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies C

A Conseil d'Etat decree specifies the terms of application of articles 238 septies A and 238 septies B and their impact on the calculation of any capital gains or losses realised in the event of dispo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies A

…right.II. - Constitutes a redemption premium:1. For the negotiable loans referred to in Article 118 and in 6° and 7° of article 120, and the negotiable debt securities referred to in l'article 124 B i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies E

I. - Constitutes a redemption premium:1. For the negotiable loans referred to in article 118 and 6° and 7° of Article 120, the negotiable debt securities referred to in article 124 B and all other neg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-1

The decision to award a new subsidised employment contract as referred to in article L. 5134-19-1 is subject to a prior assessment of the support measures and measures aimed at the long-term integrati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter S

…itution or finance company paid out repayable advances under the conditions set out in this article and in equal fractions on the income tax due for the following four years. If the fraction of the ta…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-21

In the cases provided for in article L. 224-25-20, the consumer shall inform the trader of his decision to obtain a price reduction. The price reduction is proportional to the difference between the v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-21-1

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of article L. 1618-2, syndicates of municipalities may waive the obligation to deposit with the State the amount of the balance of the investment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-21-1

Where 4° of article L. 2122-22, the municipal council's decision instructing the mayor to sign a specific contract or framework agreement may be taken before the award procedure for this contract or f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-21-1

For all life insurance policies with a surrender or transfer value and for all capitalisation policies, the surrender or transfer value, where applicable, is equal to the difference between the curren…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

I.-Companies engaged in the business of publishing television services, radio services or on-demand audiovisual media services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law…

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