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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

I. - 1. Every taxable person shall ensure that an invoice is issued, by himself, or in his name and on his behalf, by his customer or by a third party:a. For supplies of goods or services which he car…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L773-6

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-154

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall fulfil its obligations in terms of pharmacovigilance and participation in European Union activities in this field.The N…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XI ter: Taxation of certain public limited companies, simplified joint stock companies and limited liability companies. Opting for the partnership system

Article 239 bis AB

…entioned in 2° of this II is assessed in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code. If the employee headcount threshold determined in accordance with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93

…ective measures taken after the opening of an estate;9° Of the notification provided for in article 30-3 of the annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of B…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…ubjects covered. "Current music": music falling within the scope of Article 1 of the Order of 5 May 2017 setting out the terms and conditions relating to the "Scène de Musiques Actuelles-SMAC" label.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…eave. For the purposes of determining taxable income for the financial years from 1 January 1986 to 30 December 1987, the same applies to the social security and tax charges relating to this allowance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…educt capital expenditure incurred for the same purpose.2. The sums deducted under 1 are limited to 30% of the profit for the financial year concerned for all publications and for recognised online pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

…hich are only included in the investment quota mentioned in I of article L. 214-28 up to a limit of 30% of total assets, provided that the following conditions are met: a) The main purpose of the fund…

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