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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R356-54

…weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017 ;b) No later than 24 weeks after the end of the company's financial year, fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…3 of the same code; b. L'allocation de reconnaissance prévue à l'article 6 de la loi n° 2005-158 du 23 février 2005 portant reconnaissance de la Nation et contribution nationale en faveur des Français…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…intended for the storage of livestock effluent constructed, acquired or manufactured from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation equal to 40% of their cost pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2016 and 1 January 2017; b) No later than 18 weeks after the end of the undertaking's financial year…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-2

…and R. 414-6In Title IIR. 421-1 to R. 421-5R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9of decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15R. 421-26 to R. 421-28R. 421-34-1Decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 S…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

…able in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-121 of 6 February 2006, No. 2012-467 of 11 April 2012, No. 2012-597 of 27 April 2012 and No. 2015-155 of 11 F…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Measures taken by sports federations and event organisers

Article R232-98-3

…sible for an Event imposes a suspension on a Team, under the conditions set out in IV of article L. 232-23-5, the period of suspension shall begin on the date of the decision imposing the suspension o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic promotion account abroad

Article 721-26

…investment of the sums entered in the automatic promotion abroad account is made under article 721-23 and the sums due in return for the acquisition of the exploitation rights abroad have not yet bee…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-11

…mily)" provided for in articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-13 to L. 421-21, L. 421-22 and L. 421-23 reside outside France, the decision to issue the requested residence permit is taken by the diplo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-66

…s refusal was exclusively motivated by the finding that the condition provided for by 1° of article 23-2 of order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 containing the organic law on the Constitutional Counci…

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