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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency asks the Director of a public health institution to present a recovery plan in application of Article L. 6143-3 when he considers that the financial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

Income tax is based on the total amount of annual net income available to each tax household. This net income is determined having regard to the property and capital owned by the members of the tax ho…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

I. - The tax potential of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221

…siness.2 ter The conversion of a capital company or an association formed in accordance with loi du 1er juillet 1901 en groupement d'intérêt économique is considered as a cessation of business and res…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

I. - Property expenses deductible in determining net income include:1° For urban properties:a) Repair and maintenance expenses actually borne by the owner;a bis) Insurance premiums;a ter) The amount o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-19

…e specified in Articles 228 to 237 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-27

…uations referred to in Article 353 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, it shall discuss the measures to be taken within the college of supervisors. The Authority sha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

I. - Taxation of capital gains derived from the sale for valuable consideration or redemption of shares in an open-ended investment company or units in a mutual fund, as well as from the dissolution o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

I.-A.-Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of the article 4 B, is entitled to a reduction in income tax on the property it rents out, subject to the following conditions: 1° The property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 216

I.-The net income from holdings, giving entitlement to the application of the parent company regime and referred to in article 145, received during a financial year by a parent company, may be deducte…

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