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Showing 53215330 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Preliminary provisions

Article A322-116

The establishments referred to in article L. 322-2 which organise, offer or host equestrian activities, including polo, are covered by this section.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1600 A

…f Article 1600, the tax due by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in Article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code is calculated by applying a rate to the amount of their turnove…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Sports federations with a specialised commission for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-15

The list of federations whose specialised commissions for equivalent degrees award equivalent degrees is as follows: Union des fédérations d'aïkido; Fédération française de judo, jujitsu, kendo et dis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of property income

Article 14 A

…und mentioned in article 239 nonies in respect of the fraction of income mentioned in 1° of article L. 214-51 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of the fraction relating to rental…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-10

…ical and financial profits of undertakings carrying out the operations referred to in 1° of Article L. 310-1 and of supplementary professional retirement funds referred to in Article L. 381-1 is deter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article A232-1

The currency used for the corporate income tax report provided for in Article L. 232-6 is that used to prepare the company's annual financial statements.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Special provisions relating to inheritance

Article 805

Insurance companies and all other French and foreign insurers who have insured jewellery, gems, objets d'art or collectors' items against theft or fire under a contract or agreement in force at the ti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: State-guaranteed transactions.

Article A431-5

…es the rates intended to enable it to meet the costs of the operations it carries out under article L. 431-10.

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

Article A450-3

…in Article A. 450-2 are authorised to carry out visits and seizures for the application of article L. 490-9.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article A623-1

The environmental report provided for in article L. 623-1 is drawn up in accordance with the headings set out in Annex 6-1 to the present book.

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