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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R365-4

…ter the words: "medical or social assistance", the words: "based in French Polynesia" are inserted; 28° In article R. 343-20, the words "ten persons" are replaced by the words "five persons" and the f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

I.-1. Taxpayers resident 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 to the initial capital or capital in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2-1 FOR COMPANIES WITH BETWEEN 50 AND 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 5

…of the expropriator's costed proposals and those of the property department. (25) See article L. 13-28 of the code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique.5312. Payment of compensation for mo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 D

…om the sale or redemption of units in venture capital investment funds mentioned in articles L. 214-28, L. 214-30 and L. 214-31 of the Monetary and Financial Code and units or shares in professional p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ught to his attention by employees, former employees, analysts, regulators or others. Communication 28. When the statutory auditor has identified fraud that has led to material misstatements in the ac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

Income tax is based on the total amount of annual net income available to each tax household. This net income is determined having regard to the property and capital owned by the members of the tax ho…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

METHODS FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 FOR COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve consecutive…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…into account is subject to compliance with Articles 2,25 and 30 and with 1, a of 2 and 3 of Article 28 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…t issued after informing the committee set up under Article 398 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, the supply of goods and the provision of s…

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