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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter D

…he tax credit and an amount of €300,000.However, at the request of the taxpayer, the unused balance may be reimbursed from the fifth year onwards, up to a maximum of 35% of the tax credit and an amoun…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article D950-1-1

…7 February 2020Chapter III Limited liability companies Article D. 223-27 decree no. 2019-514 of 24 May 2019 Chapter V Public limited companies Article D. 225-104-1Decree no. 2017-1174 of 18 July 2017…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the app…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-36

…e or the individual certificate of participation in the Defence and Citizenship Day for those under 25;4° The certificate(s) proving fulfilment of the prerequisites laid down by the decree creating th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1461

…e loi du 1er juillet 1901 relative au contrat d'association, constituées conformément à l'accord du 25 avril 1996 portant dispositions communes à l'AGIRC et à l'ARRCO, et les associations et groupemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

…f the exempted company under the conditions and within the time limits provided for in Articles R. 225-88 and R. 225-89 ; if they are drawn up in a language other than French, they shall be accompanie…

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

Article 244 quater U

…r cannot be combined with the other work mentioned in this 2.3. The interest-free repayable advance may be granted to the following persons:1° To natural persons for work carried out on their principa…

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

Article 244 bis B

…or the partner, together with his spouse, their ascendants and descendants, have together exceeded 25% of these profits at any time during the last five years. The levy is in full discharge of the in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-27

…ffences provided for in the Highway Code or in the articles 221-6,221-6-1,222-19,222-19-1,222-20-1,225-10-1,227-3 à 227-11,311-3,314-5,314-6,431-1,431-4and 434-10 of the Penal Code and L. 3421-1 of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R79

…ort, develop, hold, transfer, use or transport nuclear materials defined in article 1 of the law of 25 July 1980; 9° bis To the public administrations of the State responsible for policing weapons and…

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