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French General Tax CodeIn force
33°: Tax credit for interest on loans for the purchase or construction of a principal residence

Article 200 quaterdecies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who acquire a home used as their main residence, either directly or through a company not subject to corporation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238

I.-Companies subject ipso jure or by option to an actual taxation system may, under the conditions provided for in this article, subject to separate taxation at the rate provided for in the second par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36

I. - Supervision of compliance by the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 with the obligations laid down in Chapters I and II of this Title, with directly applicable European provisions relating t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

I. - 1. Subject to the provisions specific to industrial and commercial profits, non-commercial profits and agricultural profits and to Articles 150 UB and 150 UC, net gains from disposals for conside…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-5

I. - In the event of the creation of a new commune grouping together all the communes that are members of one or more public establishments of inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status, the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

The following are subject to the obligations set out in sections 2 to 7 of this chapter: 1° Bodies, institutions and services governed by the provisions of Title I of this Book, including branches of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

I.-For the application of Article L. 111-4-1, the following sports and leisure articles are subject to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article R950-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-h…

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