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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special rules applicable throughout the customs territory to certain categories of goods.

Article 215

…d, held or acquired in the customs territory prior to the date of publication of the aforementioned decrees.Any person holding goods designated for the first time by the order referred to in 1 above m…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…also applies to personal watercraft as defined in article 240-1.02 5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.This chapter, with the exception of Article 218, also appl…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 212

Decrees issued by the Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation set out the terms and conditions for the application of the open livestock account system.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 211

1. Customs officers may carry out such visits, surveys and checks as they deem necessary for the application of the provisions relating to open account, movement and grazing. 2. Security receipts must…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210

…aragraph of II of article 238 octies, realised before the entry into force, under conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, of articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies A. 1. Capital gains, other t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 211

…ve not opted for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended and whose managers have a majority shareholding, in part…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216

I.-The net income from holdings, giving entitlement to the application of the parent company regime and referred to in article 145, received during a financial year by a parent company, may be deducte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 213

…nnot be deducted by virtue of 4° of 1 of Article 39, to the taxes provided for in 1° of Article L. 421-94 of the French Goods and Services Tax Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 218

Subject to the provisions of a to f of I of Article 219, corporation tax is assessed under a single rating in the name of the legal entity or association for all of its taxable activities in France. I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 214

…the non-cooperating members undertake, at the time of conversion and under conditions laid down by decree, to transfer a sufficient number of shares to enable the cooperating members to hold at least…

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