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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…ement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to the movement of persons, signed in Paris on 31 August 1983, amended by the exchange of letters of 10 and 11 October 1986 and by the agreement in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…sion deductible from taxable income for financial years ending on or after 1 January 1997 and until 31 December 2023, with a view to meeting the following expenses:a) Acquisition of equipment, furnitu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…ital gains on disposals of securities made by the company during financial years ending on or after 31 December 2001 are taxed under the conditions set out in 1 or 2 of Article 200 A when the sharehol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…f article 204 H, no later than the third month following that of the declaration of death and until 31 December of the year of death ; b) By retaining the income and profits mentioned in a without bei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 B

…009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 are applied, is reduced by applying the rate set for 2013 in IV of article 31 of Law no. 2012-1509 of 29 December 2012 on the 2013 budget.For 2014, the same compensation, to w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…o the department for the current financial year, during the first half of the calendar year. Before 31 July of the current financial year, the list of operations that have received a grant, the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…f assets other than those mentioned in 20°, transferred to the commune by application of article L. 318-2 of the town planning code; 23° Levies and contributions established by law on communal assets…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6

…iel et de résolution may refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-33Ordina…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…533-28 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 533-29 to L. 533-29-2, L. 533-29-4 to L. 533-31-5 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-32 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 533-33Ordina…

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