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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions.

Article 257

…conomic zone or on the adjacent continental shelf are set out in Article 37 of Order 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the French Republic. A decr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Indexation

Article L112-3

…r the benefit of manual workers as defined in article 80 of the 1977 Finance Act (no. 76-1232 of 29 December 1976);8° Loans granted to legal entities and individuals for the purposes of their professi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

…thin the meaning, respectively, of I of Article 6 and 1° and 2° ofArticle 6-1 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article L441-10

…ed to in Article L. 441-1 must be brought into compliance with the provisions of this chapter by 31 December 2017. Without prejudice to II, compliance with existing agreements may not result in a redu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Promotion

Article R113-13

…tisfy the conditions for such advancement. The number of staff in each category is determined on 31 December of the year preceding the year in respect of which the promotion to the next higher grade i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

…ively for the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a tax credit.For each financial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

…1-1179 du 31 décembre 1981, and to Article 14 of the amended finance law for 1982, n° 82-1152 of 30 December 1982, this value is that defined in article 248 A.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L592-1

…ns are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L593-1

…rovisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…all within the scope of Article 53 of the Social Security Funding Act for 2001 (no. 2000-1257 of 23 December 2000) or of l'article L. 126-1 of the Insurance Code or Chapter I of the loi n° 85-677 du 5…

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