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

Article R412-21

…Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the vineyard planting authorisatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1671

…ng to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for in Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes, duties and othe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-13

…dministering an occupational pension institution mentioned in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;g) Persons whose principal activity consi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…is signed at the same time as the certificate provided for in article 1 of decree no. 99-201 of 18 March 1999 relating to the issue of burial permits and cremation in New Caledonia and French Polynes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…edonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the exception of articles R. 1131-3, R. 1131-7 to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

…ure incurred for the same purpose.2. The sums deducted pursuant to 1 of this article are limited to 30% of the profit for the financial year concerned. For the application of this 2, the limit is calc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 septies

…ubsidies paid to their members by approved professional groups provided for by decree no. 55-877 of 30 June 1955.3. 1 is also applicable to sums received in respect of operations enabling energy savin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 155 B

…to tax on the elements of their remuneration directly linked to this situation or, by option, up to 30% of their remuneration.The first paragraph is applicable provided that the employees and persons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Optional taxes

Article 1582

…aters.The deliberation instituting the contribution or modifying its rate takes place no later than 30 September of the year to be applicable from the following year. It applies until it is withdrawn.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 bis

…ely be liable, he may defer payment of the following instalments. If the amount of tax is more than 30% higher than the amount of the instalments paid, the late payment interest provided for in articl…

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