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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…ntrats de garantie souscrits auprès des entreprises d'assurances en application de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-23

…oducts appearing on one of the lists mentioned in the first and second paragraphs of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code, this substitution is carried out under the conditions provided for i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29

I. - As part of the investigations provided for in Article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995, in Articles L. 114-1, L. 114-2, L. 211-11-1, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…fference between income and expenses for the tax year, corresponding respectively, depending on the declaration system of the office or practice, to:a) Profit or loss from the profit and loss account…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-14

…fied payment notice is drawn up is subject to automated processing within the meaning of Act no. 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, il est indiqué la poss…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…e with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies govern…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…rea between France's land border with the States party to the Schengen Convention signed on 19 June 1990 and a line drawn 20 kilometres below, as well as in areas accessible to the public in ports, ai…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 bis

…buildings not covered by article 1500 and at 1.04 for all other built properties; j. In respect of 1990, to 1 for non-built properties and for industrial buildings not covered by article 1500, and to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

…ress of the new family home; - effective date of the change of family residence; - reference to the decision giving rise to the entitlement, with article and paragraph of decree no. 90-437 of 28 May 1…

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