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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 bis A

I.-Religible for the reduced rate referred to in the first paragraph of Article 278-0 bis are energy renovation services that meet the following conditions: 1° They are carried out in premises that ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

I. 1° Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions made under the same conditions as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Simplified tax regimes

Article 302 septies A bis

I. - With regard to the taxation of industrial and commercial profits, an actual profit regime is instituted for small and medium-sized enterprises which includes lighter obligations.II. - (Repealed).…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Banking inclusion and prevention of over-indebtedness

Article L312-1-1-A

The Association française des établissements de crédit et des entreprises d'investissement (French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms), referred to in Article L. 511-29, adopts a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-5-1 A

I.-Public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may be created by sharing an existing community of communes or agglomeration community under the conditions provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-4-1 A

The establishment may enter into an agreement with a care, prevention, readaptation and rehabilitation association for the implementation of a therapeutic approach defined by the association.In partic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-1 A

Under the conditions defined by this Code, dispensing pharmacists :1° Contribute to primary care as defined in article L. 1411-11 ; 2° Participate in cooperation between health professionals;3° Partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-2

ENNEX 1-5-2 STANDARD FORM FOR SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL ACCOUNTING PUBLICATION STATEMENT-BUSINESS 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capaci…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-2-1

SPECIFICATIONS Title, position and contact details of declarant :Part 1: GENERAL CLAUSES1-1. - Identification of the training organisation :- company name: name, address, telephone number, e-mail addr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163-0 A bis

For the taxation of the benefits mentioned in article 80 decies, the total amount paid is divided by the number of years for which the contributions were deducted. The result is added to the net overa…

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