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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 19

The parties shall freely choose their defence counsel either to be represented or to be assisted as permitted or ordered by law.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: The law.

Article 12

The judge shall decide the dispute in accordance with the rules of law applicable to it. He must give or restore their exact characterisation to the facts and acts in dispute without stopping at the n…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: The defence.

Article 18

The parties may defend themselves, subject to cases in which representation is compulsory.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 111 ter

The conversion of a company that is not exempt from corporation tax into an open-ended investment company has the same tax consequences as the distribution of its liquidation surplus.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 ter

Where a company having its registered office in France and liable to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title carries on business in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Mayotte, New Caledonia, French Po…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 111 bis

When a legal entity subject to corporation tax ceases to be subject to it, its profits and reserves, whether capitalised or not, are deemed to be distributed to the partners in proportion to their rig…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Amounts paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article 125 ter

La fraction des sommes versées par la Caisse des dépôts et consignations en application du V de l'article L. 312-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code having the character of income from transferable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 A

I. The sums not distributed by an open-ended investment company on the date of its absorption, carried out in accordance with the regulations in force, by a mutual fund are taxed when they are distrib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 quinquies

1. Profits made in France by foreign companies shall be deemed to be distributed, in respect of each financial year, to shareholders who do not have their tax domicile or registered office in France.T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 ter : Taxation of capital gains realised under a construction lease

Article 151 quater

Where the construction lease provided for by the articles L. 251-1 to L. 251-8 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation is accompanied by a clause providing for the transfer of ownership of t…

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