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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-2

…plan is covered by article L. 224-9, of the company ; 2° The value of the rights being built up at 31 December of the previous year, as well as changes in this value since the plan was opened and dur…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-1

…the powers of the Corsican Regional Authority in the field of tourism are set out inarticle L. 4424-31 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, which is reproduced below: "Art. L. 4424-31 of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 sexies

I. - In Mayotte, the tax base for property tax on built-up properties sold from 18 September 2013 until 31 December 2016 by a public entity to unlawful occupants of buildings used as their main dwelli…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capital or capital increases of companies defined in Article 238 bi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 270

…x payable in respect of self-supply of new buildings taxed pursuant to 2° of 1 of II of article 257 may be paid until 31 December of the second year following the year in which the building was comple…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-45

…estigation Order, the temporary transfer of a person detained in France, the judge hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request if the per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 D

…itional tax status that benefits in 2011 from the transfer of the departmental share of council tax may decide that the reference rate used for voting the council tax rate on second homes and other fu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article A441-4

…te curve used to calculate the best estimate referred to in Article R. 351-2.Insurance undertakings may apply a volatility adjustment to the relevant risk-free interest rate curve referred to in Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-117

…icles R. 225-113 and R. 225-114 as well as, depending on the case, by articles R. 225-115, R. 22-10-31 or R. 225-116.The characteristics of the securities giving entitlement to the allotment of debt s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-49

…on of Article 20(4) of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, urgent action is essential to protect human health or the environment, pending a fina…

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