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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory.

Article L631-2-1

Without prejudice to the respective powers of the institutions that its members represent, the Haut Conseil de stabilité financière supervises the financial system as a whole, with the aim of preservi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 205 A

For the assessment of corporation tax, no account shall be taken of a scheme or series of schemes which, having been put in place to obtain, as a principal objective or as one of the principal objecti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 undecies

…r of undeveloped land or a similar asset within the meaning of A of article 1594-0 G is remunerated by the handover of buildings or parts of buildings to be erected on this land, taxation of the capit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-1

…rtain judicial police duties comprises the following three tests:1° Written test no. 1: composition based on general knowledge of criminal law or procedure (duration: three hours);2° Written test no.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-10-2

…rtain judicial police duties comprises the following three tests:1° Written test no. 1: composition based on general knowledge of criminal law or criminal procedure (duration: three hours);2° Written…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-63

The declaration of inheritance (number 8 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the total gross assets, including, if there is a community, participation or partnership of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-12-1

…the court-appointed administrator for the work he has carried out in connection with new cash contributions pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 626-10 (number 10-1 of table 4-1), which may not ex…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-5

No one may sit the admission tests unless they have been declared eligible. The admission tests, which are marked from 0 to 20, comprise: 1° An interview test lasting a maximum of half an hour, preced…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 duodecies

Profits invested in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories may, unde…

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