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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-17

The solvency margin referred to in Article L. 334-1 is made up, after deduction of losses, the portion of acquisition costs not recognised as a representation of regulated commitments and other intang…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1686

Owners and, in their place, the main tenants, must, one month before the date on which their tenants move out, have the tenants represent them with the receipts for their council tax on second homes a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-6

The share capital of hospital cooperative societies with non-cooperating members is divided into two fractions distinguishing between the shares of cooperating members and those of non-cooperating mem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-5

A company's goodwill on first consolidation is allocated to the appropriate line items in the consolidated balance sheet; the unallocated portion of this goodwill is recorded under "goodwill" on the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-35-3

Leave due under 1° of article R. 6152-35 may not be carried over to the following year, unless exceptional authorisation is granted by the director of the establishment after consulting the head of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 sexies

…assets allocated to the exercise of the profession pursuant to the provisions of articles 93 or 151 nonies or have been leased under the terms of Articles L. 239-1 to L. 239-5 of the French Commercial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

…the income mentioned in article 234 ter and, where applicable, to that provided for in article 234 nonies, and the registration duties provided for in articles 736 to 741 bis for the period running f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-9

…The invoice issued in paper form shall be drawn up in duplicate. Subject to c of II of Article 242 nonies A of Annex II to the General Tax Code, in the version in force on 26 April 2013, the invoice…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-232

…two preceding paragraphs are applicable to the institutions and services defined in article R. 123-220 as well as to their establishments.The Institut national de la statistique et des études économi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 B bis

I. - Non-built properties classified in the second and sixth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and located in the wetlands defined in 1° of I of artic…

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