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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

1. The following are allowed as deductions: 1° In the case of sociétés coopératives de consommation, bonuses arising from transactions with members and distributed to the latter in proportion to the o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

…ing the authorisation. When this first disposal is placed under the regime provided for in Articles 210 A and 210 B of this code, the capital gain realised on the subsequent disposal of the securities…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial and accounting system

Article R411-21

…imprest accounts may be set up within the institution under the conditions laid down by Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019, as amended, relating to the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-21

…ts may be set up by decision of the Managing Director, under the conditions laid down in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies, and with the agreemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D752-21

…ting from the decreeD. 330-4 with the exception of the last sentence of c) of its I and D. 330-5No. 2019-944 of 9 September 2019

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…welcome into French citizenship for the persons residing in the department referred to in articles 21-2, 21-11, 21-12, 21-13-1, 21-13-2, 21-14, 21-14-1, 21-15, 24-1, 24-2 and 32-4 of this code as wel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L752-21

…olumn of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 353-1 and 2 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 353-3 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 353-4 law no. 2009-526 of 12 M…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

…of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 353-3 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 353-4 law no. 2009-526 of 12 M…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-17

Subject to the exceptions provided for in Articles 21-18, 21-19 and 21-20, naturalisation may only be granted to a foreigner who can prove habitual residence in France for the five years preceding the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R783-21

…right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 o…

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