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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater C

…credit mentioned in I is subject to compliance with Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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

Article 1388 quinquies

…t of the allowance referred to in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-3

…ferred to the metropolis of Lyon, under the conditions provided for in articles 80 to 88 of law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe art. A132-4

…y information document or the specific information document provided for in Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…ter to the resolution college pursuant to the provisions of Article 38(8) of Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014, it may initiate sanction proceed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 quinvicies

…ship tax pursuant to Articles 1599 ter B et 1599 ter C.It is calculated at the following rates:1° 0.25% when the percentage mentioned in the second sentence of the fifth paragraph of I is less than 1%…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 471

…142-3 are applicable. The criminal penalties imposed pursuant to articles 131-4-1 to 131-11 and 132-25 to 132-70 of the Penal Code may be declared provisionally enforceable. If the court has ordered t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-30

…ct; 3° In the event of non-compliance with one or more of the conditions set out in articles R. 131-25 and R. 131-27 ; 4° In the event of non-compliance with the general interest in the promotion and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1142-1

…rment exceeds a percentage of a specific scale set by decree; this percentage, which may not exceed 25%, is determined by the said decree.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HR

…five years, the companies defined in Article 238 bis HO must pay the Treasury compensation equal to 25% of the fraction of the capital that has not been used in a manner consistent with their purpose,…

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