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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis F

Subject to the provisions of Article 150-0 D the benefits granted to tobacco retailers designated in Article 568, resulting from discounts on the transfer price, the distribution of free shares and th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

I.-The net gain realised on the sale of securities subscribed for in exercise of warrants allocated under the conditions defined in II to III is taxed under the conditions laid down in Article 150-0 A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Share savings plan

Article 163 quinquies D

I. - The share savings plan is open and operates in accordance with articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the share savings plan intended for the financing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis B

I. - Sums paid by the company in application of savings plans set up in accordance with the provisions of Title III of Book III of Part Three of the Labour Code, are exempt from income tax established…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis AA

Sums due to employees in respect of employee profit-sharing, pursuant to Title II of Book III of Part III of the Labour Code, are exempt from income tax when they have been allocated under the conditi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis D

Benefits resulting from discounts on sale prices, the distribution of free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

I. (Not applicable)II. - 1) Distributions by venture capital companies that meet the conditions set forth in Article 1-1 of Act no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 on various economic and financial provisions,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-16

Enforcement of a freezing order may be refused if the certificate is not produced, is incomplete or clearly does not correspond to the freezing order. However, the investigating judge may set a time l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XV: Prosecution, investigation and trial of acts of terrorism

Article 706-16-1

When brought before the criminal courts, a civil action relating to an offence that constitutes an act of terrorism may only have as its object the initiation of public proceedings or the support of s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article 706-25-16

I.-Where a person has been sentenced to an unsuspended custodial sentence of five years or more for one or more of the offences referred to in Articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Criminal Code, excluding t…

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