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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…n office or an information office, either directly or through a company in which they hold at least 10% of the capital, may set up a tax-free provision in an amount equal to the losses incurred during…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-1

…e Code de l'action sociale et des familles or by the State representative for tests taking place in Mayotte, New Caledonia or Wallis and Futuna. The applications are sent by each regional company to t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238-0 A

…t with at least twelve States or territories, shall be considered as non-cooperative on 1 January 2010.The list of non-cooperative States and territories is set by an order of the ministers in charge…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…and 1609 quater vote on the rate of this tax under the conditions set out in Article 1639 A.2. They may define, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of Article 1639 A bis, areas for the collec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: The share savings plan.

Article D221-111-1

…following ceilings:1° Charges relating to the opening of the plan, in particular application fees, may not exceed 10 euros ;2° Fees for account management and custody, or, if the plan takes the form…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 7

…ing sums already paid. (2) For local authorities, the decision takes the form of a deliberation. It may take place when the budget is voted under the conditions defined in the second paragraph of arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…isions of sub-section 2 of this section. These plans shall provide for the resolution measures that may be taken pursuant to Subsection 9 and Subsection 10 of this Section when the conditions for trig…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-45

…supported by a selection certificate from the festival: 1 point per selection, up to a maximum of 10 points per company; 2° Selection in a competitive section at other festivals (category 2), suppor…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions

Article L455-2

…2, L. 5441-3, L. 5441-4, L. 5441-5, L. 5441-6, L. 5441-8, L. 5441-9, L. 5442-1, L. 5442-9, L. 5442-10, L. 5442-11, L. 5461-3 and L. 5462-3du code de la santé publique;4° Les articles L. 237-1, L. 237…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 258 A

…a) The total value specified in 1 of II of Article 259 D of the supplies of services referred to in 10°, 11° and 12° of Article 259 B and of the intra-Community distance sales of goods carried out by…

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