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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment terms

Article L441-10

…the rate applicable during the first six months of the year concerned is the rate in force on 1st January of the year in question. For the second half of the year concerned, it is the rate in force…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 568

…red to in 3° of I of Article 570 is set in accordance with the table below: Year Rate (in %) From 1 January 2022 17.729Licence duty is payable when manufactured tobacco is released for consumption. It…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Deductible liabilities

Article 974

I.-The debts, existing on 1st January of the tax year, contracted by one of the persons mentioned in 1° of article 965 and actually borne by it, relating to taxable assets and, where applicable, in pr…

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

Article 1678 quater

…d consigned securities.Payment is made no later than 15 October.2. When the declaration is filed in January, the paying institution calculates the levies or deductions.When the amount of the payment m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…s: 1° Decisions taken in safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings initiated on or after 1 January 2006: > a) Opening the safeguard proceedings or the receivership or liquidation proceedings…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3371-2

…3112-3, the word "other" is deleted ;2° In Article L. 3113-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 5213-13 of the Labour Code" and "mentioned in Article L. 344-2 of the Social Action and Family Code a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L3361-2

…3112-3, the word "other" is deleted ;2° In Article L. 3113-1, the words: "mentioned in Article L. 5213-13 of the Labour Code" and "mentioned in Article L. 344-2 of the Social Action and Family Code a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-1

…re and free working of patents for invention referred to in Articles L. 612-10, L. 614-5 and L. 614-21;2° The registration and publication of trademarks or service marks and the examination of applica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V quinquies : Duties levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1635 bis AE

…11-1 of the Public Health Code of each:1° Application for registration referred to in articles L. 5121-13 and L. 5121-14 of the same code, of each application for renewal or of each application or not…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Transmission of requests, notifications or service by electronic means of telecommunication

Article D591

…and additional observations made pursuant to Article 175;20° Requests made pursuant to Article 77-2;21° Requests made pursuant to Article 495-15.Any other request provided for by provisions of this co…

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