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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Sommaire

…ings, their public establishments and their directly-managed accommodation services for the elderly 22. Staff costs of autonomous public health institutions (EPS) and public social and medico-social i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…equity securities or shares to a fonds de pérennité mentioned in Article 177 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses when it is set up is included in…

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

Article 209

…1 December of the year following the year of creation.Subject to the option provided for in Article 220 quinquies, in the event of a deficit incurred during a financial year, this deficit is considere…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-7

…tActs pre-trial hearing\n\t\t\t before judgment\n\t\t\tProceedings before a Judge-Rapporteur\n\t\t\t22\n\t\t\tContract or procedural schedule\n\t\t\t23\n\t\t\t\tOrders other than interim orders and or…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382

…gs forming a necessary dependency of cemeteries, including cemeteries constituted under Article L. 522-12 du code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre pour la sépulture des m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 5

…nsibility of the director for public health establishments and the governing body in other cases.51122. The deed is pending publication in the real estate register 1. Documents referred to in 1, 3 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…iciel de la République Française of the deliberation of the CNC's Board of Directors of 24 November 2016 and is applicable until 31 December 2020, the date on which the GBER expires, or, where applica…

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

Article 219

…ecurities qualifying for the parent company regime or, where their cost price is at least equal to €22,800,000, which meet the conditions qualifying for this regime other than holding at least 5% of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies

…er or the initial settlor of securities returned at the end of a loan referred to in article L. 211-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code or a pledge made under the conditions set out in article 38 bi…

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