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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0Ic: Levy on assets, rights and income placed in a trust

Article 990 J

I. - Natural persons constituting or benefiting from a trust defined in Article 792-0 bis are subject to a levy set at the highest rate mentioned in 1 of Article 977.II. - Where their administrator is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

Unless the municipality or public inter-municipal cooperation body with its own tax system decides otherwise under the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, properties located in the employme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463 B

I.-Companies that benefit from the exemption provided for in Article 44 septdecies are exempt from business property tax for establishments located in priority development zones defined in II of the s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° The references to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° The references to the judicial court are repla…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-4

I. - When, as the authority responsible for supervision on a consolidated basis, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation to use an internal risk…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-8

For the application of Article L. 1111-11:1° An investment operation corresponds to a set of acquisitions of tangible fixed assets, work on tangible fixed assets and related study costs;2° Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

The certificate of aptitude provided for in Article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates under Article R. 822-2 must submit their application, together with all official documents proving their…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…of original own funds may not be less than half of the absolute floor required under Article R. 352-29.One quarter of the absolute floor required under article R. 352-29 must be deposited or recorded…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article A311-6

…itutes an obstacle to the implementation of the resolution measures provided for in Articles L. 311-29 to L. 311-49, in particular because of the number of entities it comprises, the complexity of its…

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