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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 792-0 bis

…ose mentioned in 2° of 2 bis of the same Article 238-0 A or where the trust was set up after 11 May 2011 and, at the time the trust was set up, the settlor was domiciled for tax purposes in France wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

…ceships on the date of the first meeting following the renewal of the General Council of Mayotte in 2011;2° Any expenditure related to the exercise of a competence transferred by the State from the sa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-12

…ringements of the regulatory provisions adopted pursuant to II of article L. 231-1, articles L. 231-5, L. 231-6, L. 236-1, L. 236-2 and L. 236-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, with the except…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…owing are excluded from the scope of the tax:1° Parking areas exempted pursuant to 1° to 2° bis and 5° of V of article 231 ter ;2° The parking areas mentioned in III of this article with a surface are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-3

I. - As from 2014, a solidarity fund for the departments is created. From 2015, this article applies to the Lyon metropolitan area.The resources of this fund are allocated to the départements as compe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

…cals to the public as agents registered with the commission referred to in Article 26 of Law No. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical publication grouping and distribution…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32

…h the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to management companies covered by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, with the exception of Artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 3-2-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 321-1)

Article Annexe 3-2-1

…am aware of the provisions of Article L. 321-4 of the French Commercial Code, as amended by Law No. 2011-850 of 20 July 2011 on the liberalisation of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction, un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232

…relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2011. The report shall speci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…nnement peuvent pratiquer, dès achèvement de ces constructions un amortissement exceptionnel égal à 50 % de leur prix de coût. The residual value of the buildings may be depreciated over their normal…

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