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Showing 36113620 of 3810 articles for Art. 23 juin 2000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…onal claims assigned by way of guarantee or pledged under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 et seq, as well as the effectiveness of this transfer against third parties without the need for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

I.-Building and public works companies, companies producing solid mineral substances, airport operators and ski lift and ski area operators subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual sys…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L470-1

I. - The agents authorised, under the conditions set out in II of Article L. 450-1, to investigate and record breaches or failures to comply with the obligations set out in Title IV of this Book may,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1668

…t the rate set in b of I of Article 219 and on income taxed under the conditions set out in Article 238 of the last financial year. Companies that are newly created or newly subject to corporation tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5-1 A

I.-Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be created by sharing an existing community of communes or agglomeration community under the conditions provided…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-1

I.-For the application of I of Article L. 613-44, eligible commitments are included in the amount of own funds and eligible commitments mentioned in that Article only if they meet the conditions set o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligations of investment services providers

Article D775-21

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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

Article 212 bis

…l charges borne by an undertaking which is not a member of a group, within the meaning of Articles 223 A or 223 A bis, are deductible from taxable income subject to corporation tax up to the higher of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 63

…e purposes of this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced

Article A344-2

…) (including benefits ancillary to group life insurance contracts) ;22 Motor third party liability ;23 Motor (damage) ;24 Personal property damage ;25 Damage to professional property ;26 Damage to agr…

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