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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 279

…ns taken out by customers in order to receive the television services mentioned in article 2 of law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.b nonies. Admission fees for cu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-22

…y also benefits from the special financial resources available to the Corsican region under the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences et de ce…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-10

Major events, within the meaning of Article L. 355-5, include at least the following: a) When a deviation from the Minimum Capital Requirement is observed and the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-19

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may issue a simplified electronic money institution authorisation where the commercial activities as a whole generate an average of electronic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-9

I.-The merger is decided by the extraordinary general meeting of each of the companies participating in the transaction.The merger is subject, where applicable, in each of the companies participating…

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

Article 1395

…dation. 1° ter As from 1st January of the year following the promulgation of the aforementioned law n° 2001-602 of 9th July 2001, up to 25% of the amount of the tax, wooded land presenting a state of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Principles.

Article L6241-2

I.-A principal part of the proceeds of the apprenticeship tax referred to in article L. 6241-1, corresponding to the application of a rate of 0.59%, is earmarked for the financing of apprenticeships i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72

I. Subject to the application of articles 71 and 72 A to 73 E, the actual profit of the agricultural holding is determined and taxed according to the general principles applicable to industrial and co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Investment rules

Article L214-24-55

I. - Under conditions laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a general-purpose investment fund include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of article L. 211-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account

Article L221-15

This passbook account is reserved for taxpayers whose tax residence is in France and whose income does not exceed the amounts mentioned in I of article 1417 of the General Tax Code multiplied by a coe…

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