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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I ter: Levy on sums paid by insurance and similar organisations in respect of insurance contracts in the event of death

Article 990 I

…f 20% are those derived from contracts and investments of the same nature taken out as of 1 January 2014 or contracts taken out before this date and which have undergone, between 1 January 2014 and 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…covered energy sources or by a cogeneration plant, as well as expenditure, paid between 1 September 2014 and 31 December 2020, in respect of the acquisition and installation of connection equipment or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la dé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 0

…c signature process used by the authorising officer in accordance with Article 4 of the Order of 27 June 2007 implementing Article D. 1617-23 of the General Local Authorities Code relating to the dema…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This tax reduction applies: a) To expenditure relating to a dwelling, forming part of a tourist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

…r for the purpose of consolidating their accounts, within the meaning of Directive 83/349/EEC of 13 June 1983 or in accordance with recognised international accounting rules, are considered as a singl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-1

…al Code or of the same grouping awarded a public procurement contract, as referred to in Article L. 1220-1 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° Over the last two financial years, one of the two c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe VI

…mance of the treatment works with the requirements defined in application of Decree no. 94-469 of 3 June 1994 as amended;- rate of sludge from the treatment works disposed of through channels that com…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…ut prejudice to the provisions of article L. 115-3 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles ;12° The conditions of contractual liability of the supplier and the distribution network operator an…

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