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Showing 601610 of 1102 articles for Art. 1594-0 G

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article D214-80

…in mutual funds mentioned in 1 of VI, VI bis and VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A of the French General Tax Code and in 1 of III of article 885-0 V bis of the same code is authorised subject to co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quindecies

Distributions and net gains relating to units in venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code in its version prior to Or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Regional planning and development

Article 722 bis

…territoires entrepreneurs defined in B of 3 of article 42 of Law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development, as well as in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in article 146…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1765

…ry and Financial Code on the date on which the breach was committed and the tax assessments resulting from this closure are immediately payable.Without prejudice to the provisions set out in the first…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-92

…re state of completion or completed of residential premises, flats or detached houses in HLM buildings that have never been inhabited (number 55 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-2

The auction listed in number 1 of the table mentioned in Article A. 444-1 gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the event of judicial liquidation: to the realisation value of each i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-9

The marking of the eligibility tests is organised in such a way as to preserve the anonymity of each candidate.Each composition is examined by two markers and given a mark from 0 to 20. Any mark below…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article A812-19

Each test is marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is weighted by the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test.Approval is awarded by the selection board on the basis of the average marks obtained by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Exceptional tax on high incomes.

Article 223 sexies

…the reference tax income of the tax household, as defined in 1° of IV of article 1417, without taking into account the capital gains referred to in I of article 150-0 B ter, retained for their amount…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° bis: Young innovative companies

Article 1383 D

…public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by means of a general decision taken under the conditions laid down in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from prop…

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