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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-5

…s provided for in Chapter V of Title II of Book VI of this Code, in Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 relative au redressement et à la liquidation judiciaires des entreprises ou, dans le…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-8

…les L. 217-3 et seq. or that of digital content and digital services referred to in articles L. 224-25-12 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, and the application of the legal warranty for hidden defe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18

…nd Annexes I to XV of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 as amended on the provision of food information to consumers ;5° The provisions of A…

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

Article 209-0 B

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area a proportion of net tonnage at least equal to 25% and that it undertakes to maintain or increase, during the ten-year period referred to in III, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…ersons for the purpose of distributing electronic money in France within the meaning of Article L. 525-8 ; 2° The undertakings referred to in articles L. 310-1 and L. 310-2 of the Insurance Code; 2° b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…ommunales provided for in 2.1 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, excluding the fraction calculated in accordance with the conditions provided for in 1° and 2°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 undecies

…on department responsible for the taxpayer's registered office or main establishment, no later than 25 April of the year following the year in which the tax became due.The above-mentioned declaration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 sexdecies

…wance for the penultimate year preceding that of the first subscription. This limit is increased by 25% for each additional half share.II. - The tax credit is equal to 30% of the expenses mentioned in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZC

…d by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equity funds, s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter X

…for collection for which their registered office or main establishment is responsible no later than 25 June of the year during which the tax provided for in this Article is due. The tax is paid when t…

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