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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Transfers of assets outside France by companies

Article 238 bis-0 I

…e financial year, of the assets defined in the first paragraph by a rate equal to that mentioned in 3° of 1 of Article 39. For the application of this paragraph, the actual value of the assets at the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 23: Animal feed

Article R412-39

…rticles 8, 9, 11 to 19, paragraph 1 of Article 20, paragraphs 1 to 7 of Article 21, Articles 22 and 23, paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article 24, paragraph 4 of Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 of th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

…he same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 549-1 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-2Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-3 to L. 549-10 Order no. 2016-82…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXa: Tax on high-frequency transactions

Article 235 ter ZD bis

…anies mentioned in I are not liable for tax in respect of the market-making activities mentioned in 3° of II of article 235 ter ZD.IV. - Whenever the rate of cancellation or modification of orders rel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis-0 A

…nce with I of Article 219. For companies that are members of a group within the meaning of Article 223 A or Article 223 A bis, the 50% limit applies for the group as a whole by reference to the tax pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HZ bis

A decree sets out the terms of application of articles 238 bis HV to 238 bis HZ and, in particular, the reporting obligations.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Transfers of assets outside France by companies

Article 238 bis-0 I bis

…the portion of sums received from the issue of securities covered by the provisions of Article L. 228-97 of the French Commercial Code transferred outside France to a person or entity, directly or in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-32

Where the wanted person is of French nationality or has been lawfully resident on French territory uninterruptedly for at least five years, the execution of the European arrest warrant may be made sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-34

…asure, require the person concerned to submit to one or more of the obligations listed in articles 138 et 142-5.Prior to his release, the wanted person must notify the investigating chamber or the hea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-36

If the wanted person voluntarily evades the obligations of judicial supervision or electronically monitored house arrest or if, after having been released without judicial supervision or electronicall…

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