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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Tax evasion

Article 1740 B

I. - All of the facts established by a flagrante fiscale report, mentioned in I to I ter of Article L. 16-0 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, shall result in the application of a fine equal to €5,000.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 D

The indemnities, benefits, distributions, net gains or income mentioned in the last paragraph of article 80, to I and II of Article 80 bis, in the I of Article 80 quaterdecies and Articles 80 quindeci…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Keeping the national register of companies

Article L123-53

Unrestricted access is granted to all the information and attachments contained in the register, as well as to the supporting documents kept: 1° Registered persons for data concerning them; > The foll…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of budgets and accounts.

Article D2573-31

…les R. 2313-1 to R. 2313-3, article R. 2313-5 and article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV. II. - For the application of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies C

Provided that the members of the association resulting from the conversion are identical to the members of the converted company or body, that no changes are made to the accounting entries and that th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796 bis

I. - Donations in cash received by a person who is the victim of an act of terrorism, within the meaning of I of Article 9 of Law no. 86-1020 of 9 September 1986 relating to the fight against terroris…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 bis

When the taxpayer taxed under the conditions of 1 of article 202 becomes, within a period of three months from the date of cessation of activity, a partner in a liberal practice company mentioned in A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exceptional corporation tax contribution

Article 1668 B

The contribution mentioned in Article 235 ter ZAA is paid spontaneously to the competent public accountant, no later than the date provided for in 2 of Article 1668 for the payment of the corporate in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

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
Section 2: The High Council for Financial Stability

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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