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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting up a collective shop

Article L125-3

…ing the leasing facility is considered to be a user within the meaning of Article 5 b of Ordonnance n° 67-837 of 28 September 1967.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 P

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter N.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Aid schemes established by intergovernmental agreements

Article 711-1

Financial aid is awarded within the framework defined by the agreement between the government of the French Republic and the government of the Federal Republic of Germany on support for film co-produc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

I. - The subscription and purchase of units in professional private equity funds is reserved for the investors referred to in article L. 214-144 as well as for investors who are managers, employees or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-41

I. - Provided that their payment account is accessible online, payment service users may access their payment account data via a payment service provider of their choice providing the account informat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-14

For the purpose of drawing up the account defined in Article A. 132-13, the share of the financial result to be entered as revenue in this account is equal to the sum of the following two elements :1.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII : Taxation of capital gains on the disposal of building land

Article 238 duodecies

…e applicable to contributions and exchanges made after the promulgation of the Land Orientation Law n° 67-1253 of 30 December 1967.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

In addition to the provisions of Article R. 351-2, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall take into account the following items when calculating their prudential provisions within the meaning of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article R6148-1

Any proposed leasing contract within the meaning of articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the purpose of which is to build, modify or renovate real estate facilitie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Equalisation of tax resources

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

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