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Showing 39413950 of 3980 articles for Art. 25 January 2005

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

Article 217 octies

…counted from the start of the financial year following that in which the company's sales exceeded €250,000 for the first time.The conditions mentioned in the first paragraph and in 1° to 5° of this I…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-2

…by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 ; bonds issued or guaranteed by a public international body to which one or more Member…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…ot applicable, by irrevocable option, to loans denominated in a foreign currency granted, as from 1 January 2001, by companies other than credit institutions, finance companies and investment companie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…ment bearing the client's photograph and by taking a copy of this document. Reference note: until 1 January 2021, the taking of a copy of the document may be replaced by the collection of the followin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

…€10 million for investments made by the company during the financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2019 and 1 January 2020 respectively. If the company has not completed any financial year, i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-6

…assessed over their entire life cycle;c) Where applicable, within the limits set by articles L. 229-25 and R. 229-47 of the Environmental Code, a description of the direct and indirect greenhouse gas…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…k": a cinematographic or audiovisual work within the meaning of Article 6 of Decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 implementing Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 and laying down the general principle…

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

Article 209

…ons of the second paragraph of article 37, the corporation tax due by companies created as from 1st January 1984 is established, when no balance sheet is drawn up during the first calendar year of act…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…n for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France in respect of their activity as at 1 January each year, with the exception of insurance and reinsurance brokers and brokerage companies r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…alent in national currency of the amount referred to in I is determined annually with effect from 1 January. It is determined on the basis of the conversion rates applicable on the first working day o…

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