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Showing 33313340 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…applicable to the persons subject to its supervision; for the application of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives, c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-A

…ment over and above the requirements laid down respectively in part three of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 for credit institutions and in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

…nvestments made in Saint-Martin, to compliance with Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market pursuan…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ies this in his file. Responses to the assessment of the risk of material misstatement due to fraud 20. In response to its assessment of the risk of material misstatement due to fraud, at the level of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

The professional practice standard relating to the diligence of the statutory auditor concerning the management report, the other documents on the financial situation and the accounts and the informat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…expenses in respect of which the owner benefits from the income tax credit provided for in article 200 quater or that provided for in article 200 quater A ;b bis) Expenditure on improvements to profe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…cialistes de l'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale régis par le décret n° 64-420 du 12 mai 1964 modifié.-Ingénieurs experts de l'Institut national de recherche en informatique et…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…onciles the interim financial statements with the accounting documents from which they are derived. 20. Where the statutory auditor identifies factors that may call into question the company's ability…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…holding tax; - the basis, rate and amount of the withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of Article 204 A of the French General Tax Code; - the net monthly salary; - the net amount payable; 2. Overall…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…s and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, between the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investments m…

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