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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R621-8

The judgment opening the safeguard proceedings shall be mentioned together with an indication of the powers conferred on the administrator, where one has been appointed, in the register of commerce an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 A

…employees are eligible for this measure.The exemption applies to companies that employed fewer than 250 employees during the reference period used to calculate the tax base and whose annual turnover d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…file of perpetrators of terrorist offences for the duration of their obligations under Article 706-25-7 ; 16° Persons entered in the automated national judicial file for perpetrators of sexual or vio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

…a belong, or if they are securities issued by the social debt redemption fund ; 2° May invest up to 25% of its assets in bonds issued by a single entity if these securities are obligations foncières i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

…L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the "long-term resident-EU"…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…lowances of departmental councillors by article L. 3123-16 with a limit of 50% for the chairman and 25% for each of the vice-chairmen.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 211-73

…booked to the production company's automatic film production account when the direct allocation is 25% or two-thirds when the direct allocation is 50%. Where sums have been allocated as specific inve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9° : Tax reduction for certain insurance premiums

Article 199 septies

…for the assessment of income in the various categories, are eligible for an income tax reduction of 25% up to an overall ceiling for annual payments equal to €1,525 plus €300 per dependent child:1° Pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Forfeiture rules

Article L518-24

Subject to III of articles L. 312-20 of this Code, L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, sums deposited in any capacity whatsoever with the Caisse des Dépôts et Consign…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

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

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