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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

I.-Companies engaged in the business of publishing television services, radio services or on-demand audiovisual media services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII bis : Legal entities liable to corporation tax whose purpose is to transfer the use of movable or immovable property to their members free of charge

Article 239 octies

When a legal entity liable to corporation tax has the purpose of transferring the use of movable or immovable property to its members free of charge, the net value of the benefit in kind thus granted…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-6

In the overseas departments, the population thresholds mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2334-35 are set at 35,000 inhabitants.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-519-1

…pecial leave of absence in the cases and under the conditions provided for in 8° of article R. 6152-35 ; 2° Unpaid family solidarity leave under the conditions set out in article R. 6152-35-1 ; 3° Unp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1739

Infringements of Article L. 221-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code are recorded in accordance with Article L. 221-36 of the same code and punishable by the fine provided for in the second paragraph…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-1

…tion of non-voting preference shares are set out in Articles L. 228-29-8 to L. 228-29-10 and L. 228-35-2 to L. 228-35-11 of the French Commercial Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 164 B

…meaning of the article 92 and carried out in France; e) Profits from operations defined in article 35, when they relate to businesses operated in France as well as to real estate located in France, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quinvicies

The provisions of the second paragraph of 2° of article 83, of a bis, a ter, b bis of 18° and 18° bis of article 81, of article 163 bis AA and du d du 1 du I de l'article 163 quatervicies do not apply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…omply with the conditions laid down respectively for each of them by articles R. 1331-27 to R. 1331-35. Dwellings located in local authorities governed byArticle 73 of the Constitution are not subject…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article D2392-11

The provisions of article D. 2192-35 apply.

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