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Showing 44214430 of 4705 articles for Art. 17 sept. 2008

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…sulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 133-6 to L. 133-8Order no. 2…

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

Article 237 bis A

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

Article 217 octies

…small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-1

…tive of the State in the Ile-de-France region under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-17 and L. 5211-20.The Greater Paris metropolitan area is constituted with a view to defining and imp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

…urpose of this policy is to cover, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 331-6 to R. 331-17 of the French Sports Code, in the event of accident, fire or explosion occurring during any sport…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies B

…ce an investment that has benefited from one of the schemes defined in this article or in articles 217 undecies , 244 quater W or 244 quater Y, the actual value of the investment replaced. Investment…

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

Article 244 quater Y

…t programme is greater than the threshold mentioned in the first paragraph of II quater of article 217 undecies, or the threshold mentioned in the second paragraph of the same II quater for investment…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

…bility companies or companies with equivalent status and shares in companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives; 2° Sums paid into the share savings plan ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-1

I. - The French Compulsory Accident Insurance Guarantee Fund (Fonds de Garantie des Assurances Obligatoires de Dégât) compensates, under the conditions set out in 1 and 2 of this I, the victims or tho…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-5

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined either by reference to the annual amount of premiums or contributions, or by reference to the…

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