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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…and Maritime Fishing Code or a transferable lease under the conditions provided for in articles L. 418-1 to L. 418-5 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code; c) That the shares have been held for at le…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
34°: Tax credit for forestry investments

Article 200 quindecies

…in respect of the forestry operations mentioned in II of this article that they carry out until 31 December 2027. II.-The tax credit applies to II.-The tax credit applies to: 1° To the purchase price…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-1

…"Act of terrorism": the acts defined in Article 1(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 1678 quater

…ter than the amount of the levy or deduction for which it will be liable in respect of the month of December, it may reduce the amount thereof by the amount of the presumed excess.Where the amount of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34

…ermediaries on behalf of non-professional hirers pay twice a year, no later than 30th June and 31st December, under their responsibility, to the public accountant responsible for the municipality the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

…dvantage provided for in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…nd exchange rate hedging transactions, and to take the decisions referred to in III of Article L. 1618-2 and in a of article L. 2221-5-1, subject to the provisions of c of this same article, and to pa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…rdance with Article L. 532-48; 17° Approved professional associations mentioned in article L. 541-4;18° Data communication service providers approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers;19° Referen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…ffences involving the endangerment of minors punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-5, 222-1 à 222-18-1, 222-23 à 222-33-1, 223-1 à 223-10, 223-13, 224-1 à 224-5, 225-7 à 225-9, 225-12-1 à 225-12-4,2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L311-8

…ion 6, when the conditions for triggering a resolution procedure mentioned in III of article L. 311-18 are met. These measures are based on a range of options and scenarios including, in particular, t…

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