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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies H

…has concluded an agreement on mutual assistance similar in scope to Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other me…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

I. - Within the perimeter of the defence restructuring zones referred to in 1° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du t…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZE bis

…ctly or indirectly, exclusive control. III. - The rate of the tax is set at 0.0642% for the years 2016 to 2025 and at 0.05 05% for the years 2026 to 2028. IV. - The tax is payable on 30 April. V. - 1.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

I. - Before commencing business, credit institutions must obtain authorisation. This authorisation is granted to legal entities with their registered office in France or to branches established on Fre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…Caledonia.Article L. 1111-2 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Article L. 1111-7 is applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L613-35

I. - The following are subject to the obligation to draw up and maintain a preventive recovery plan:1° Credit institutions subject to direct supervision by the European Central Bank pursuant to Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…351-1 of the French Labour Code, by the employee representative body referred to in article L. 2352-16 of the same code or, failing that, by the European Company Committee mentioned in Article L. 2353…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

…n 1 of this I with a total authorised laden weight of 3.5 tonnes or more, acquired from 1 January 2016 and until 31 December 2030 for those using the energies mentioned in a and b of the same 1, and f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

…on payable by the employer, which may not be less than the last six months' salary. Article L. 1235-16 does not apply. In the event of annulment of a validation decision referred to in article L. 1233…

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