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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Reception, information and support for foreign nationals

Article R744-21

To enable them to exercise their rights effectively, foreign nationals held in a detention facility may benefit from the assistance of a legal entity, at their request or at the latter's initiative, u…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONTROL OF DETENTION BY THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY

Article R743-21

…he court clerk will notify the foreign national of his or her right to choose a lawyer. The liberty and custody judge will have one appointed for him/her ex officio if the foreign national so requests…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…nterest. The maximum unit amount of aid is set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget and health. The aid is paid to the company responsible for placing the product on the market on pres…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219

…e profit is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of long-term capital gains is subject to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 210

…ation of shares or corporate units (capital shares), following mergers of sociétés anonymes, en commandite par actions or à responsabilité limitée are exempt from corporation tax. 2. The same regime a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216

I.-The net income from holdings, giving entitlement to the application of the parent company regime and referred to in article 145, received during a financial year by a parent company, may be deducte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 213

…tion mentioned in article 235 ter ZC, the exceptional contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZAA and income tax are not allowed as deductible expenses for tax purposes.The same applies, without pre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 214

…n the case of sociétés coopératives de consommation, bonuses arising from transactions with members and distributed to the latter in proportion to the order of each of them; 2° In the case of sociétés…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212

I. - Interest on sums left with or made available to a company by an affiliated company, directly or indirectly, within the meaning of 12 of the article 39, are deductible : a) Within the limit of tho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 218

Subject to the provisions of a to f of I of Article 219, corporation tax is assessed under a single rating in the name of the legal entity or association for all of its taxable activities in France. I…

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