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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B bis

…s of this article apply to the determination of income for financial years commencing on or after 1 January 1992.Securities acquired during a previous financial year are deemed, for the calculation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…ecurities received in the cases provided for in II of article 92 B in the version in force before 1 January 2000, in the third and fifth paragraphs of article 150 A bis in force before the date of pro…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…ate and record: 1° Infringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…cle 1635 quater A. However: 1° For the application of this II to planning permissions issued from 1 January 2017, the Lyon metropolitan authority is substituted for the Rhône département within the sc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 111

…oans or deposits.Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, when these sums are repaid after 1 January 1960, to the legal entity that had paid them, the fraction of tax to which their allocation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-9

…by the amount of financial compensation for the costs mentioned in Article 17 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, departments, regions and the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-11

…5-845 of 26 July 2005 on safeguarding businesses, in application of Title VI of Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 on the legal recovery and liquidation of businesses or, under the system in force prior…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 octies

…including the fraction of this weight below this threshold;3 (Paragraph repealed with effect from 1 January 2005) ;(4) (Repealed)5. The weight of washing preparations, including auxiliary washing prep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-6

…ocedures defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat and under the conditions laid down by the Act of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and civil liberties.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-2

…Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-51 of 19 January 2017, with the exception of Articles L. 1221-2 and L. 1221-9, are applicable to Wallis and F…

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