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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…date of promulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investments mentioned in a to d, f and g of 2 and between the date of promulga…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

…ted outside France or, in the absence of a financial year closed during the course of a year, on 31 December. They are determined in accordance with the rules set out in this code as if the legal enti…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-3

…ces to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-3

…ces to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-3

…ces to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-3

…ces to Article L. 1311-4 of the Public Health Code, Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation and to 1° and 2° of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…an inability to certify, he shall communicate the reasons to the bodies mentioned in Article L. 823-16 of the Commercial Code. 07. In accordance with the power conferred on him by the aforementioned A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

I. - Taxpayers who create activities between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on region…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…33-14No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-15 to D. 533-15-2no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022D. 533-16-1 with the exception of the second paragraph of I and d) of 6° of IIIn° 2021-663 of 27 May 2021II…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-4

…will be communicated to the recipient bodies mentioned in the order provided for in article R. 123-16. > II. II-Applications for the authorisations referred to in 2° of I of article R. 123-1 include…

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