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Showing 22012210 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…26-8 of the Insurance Code, in IV of article L. 221-19 du code de la mutualité or IV of article L. 931-15-1 of the Social Security Code, or made in bonds redeemable in shares when these bonds are not…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…ising officer and the accounting officer;7° Write-offs and cancellations, subject to article R. 114-31 ;8° Contracts, agreements or markets;9° General terms and conditions of sale for products and ser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-5

…climate footprint as well as to finance legal entities covered by article 1 of law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 relating to the social and solidarity economy. In addition, each year, when the total a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

…to 25% of the amount of sums paid in respect of cash subscriptions made between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 Augus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…destruction, damage, deterioration and threats of damage to property provided for by the articles 311-1 à 311-13,312-1 à 312-9,313-2and 322-1 to 322-14 of the Criminal Code; 4° Attacks on the fundam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-1

…ed to in 1° or 4° of article L. 341-3 of a banking or related transaction as defined in articles L. 311-1 and L. 311-2; 3° The provision by one of the persons referred to in 1° of Article L. 341-3 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-20

…finance companies affiliated to a network and the central body within the meaning of Article L. 511-31 are considered to be part of the same group for the purposes of this Code. The same applies to en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-14

…nce by the public entity under the following conditions and within the limits set out in Article L. 313-29-2. The acceptance governed by this article is evidenced, on pain of nullity, by a written doc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° sexies : Redynamising employment areas

Article 1383 H

…for a period of five years.The exemption applies to buildings attached, between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2023 inclusive, to an establishment qualifying for the exemption provided for in I quinq…

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