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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…he exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies governed by th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-5

…for which it is responsible, in particular by revising the recommendations mentioned in a and f of 10° of this article. The budget is deemed to be balanced when total expenditure does not exceed exis…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Liens and mortgages, subrogation.

Article 379 bis

…cellation of the registration which has become superfluous, once the debtor has discharged his debt.10. The procedures for the application of this Article and in particular the forms and deadlines for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Transactions carried out by supplementary occupational pension funds

Article L143-2-3

…II of Article L. 214-24-8, of the second paragraph of Article L. 214-24-9 and of Article L. 214-24-10 of the Monetary and Financial Code shall apply to a custodian used by a supplementary occupationa…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional approval

Article D331-31

…its availability to certain categories of minors, as well as the information needed to justify this;10° For video games specifically intended for an adult audience and marketed as such, a sworn statem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII quater : Deferral of taxation on capital gains realised from property exchange transactions with the State, local authorities and public establishments

Article 238 octies C

…f works of public interest ;c) If a balancing payment is made by either party, this does not exceed 10% of the market value of the property or rights handed over in the exchange or the amount of the c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

…having the ban imposed partially suspended under the conditions set out in Article L. 232-23-3-2 ; 10° Where applicable, the possibility of requesting the provisional suspension provided for in artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…taking into account the seriousness of the breaches, a fine of up to one hundred million euros or 10% of annual net sales. The corresponding sums are recovered by the Treasury and paid into the Stat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

…erests;9° To government departments responsible for competition, consumer affairs and fraud control;10° The police department responsible for controlling and monitoring racing and gaming;11° The bodie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-6

…rielle and to the cases of suspension or closure of the procedure referred to in Articles R. 613-44-10 and R. 613-44-12 respectively, the opposition proceedings shall take place in the following four…

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