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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HW

The authorisation provided for in Article 238 bis HV is issued by the Minister responsible for the budget, after obtaining the opinion of the Minister responsible for energy, to joint stock companies…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater C

…he meaning of the articles 201 and 202 when this transfer benefits from the provisions of l'article 238 quater B.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HF

The approval provided for in article 238 bis HE is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to original French-language works, as defined in the decree issued in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater J

I. - The provisions of Article 238 quater I do not apply in the event of a transfer of the settlor's rights representing the property or rights transferred into the fiduciary estate carried out as par…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater K

I. - As an exception to the provisions of Article 238 quater I,when the trust contract is terminated, the profits or losses as well as the capital gains or losses resulting from the transfer of the as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GA

The amount of the contribution levied on alcoholic beverages provided for by Article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code is not deductible for the purposes of determining the income tax or corporatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Equity financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 238 bis HH

…rson may hold, directly or indirectly, more than 25% of the capital of a company defined in article 238 bis HE. This last provision is no longer applicable after five years have elapsed since the firs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets

Article 238 bis I

I. - Natural or legal persons carrying on a commercial, industrial, craft, agricultural or liberal profession activity are authorised to revalue their non-depreciable fixed assets, including equity in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater F

Where the settlor's rights representing the property or rights transferred into the trust assets are entered on his balance sheet, the share of profit corresponding to these rights is determined accor…

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