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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1

For the purposes of Article L. 126-1, full compensation for personal injury is provided through the Fonds de garantie des victimes des actes de terrorisme et d'autres infractions (Guarantee Fund for V…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter XI: Sharing capital gains on the sale of shares with company employees

Article L23-11-1

Any holder of shares in a company may give a commitment to all of the company's employees to share with them part of the capital gain on the sale or repurchase of his shares on the day he sells or rep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HB

I.-The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to geothermal electricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-27

I. - The emoluments provided for in I of Article R. 663-29 are set proportionally:1° To the amount of the total price, inclusive of all taxes, of the assets sold, after deduction of the remuneration,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers

Article L5842-22

I. - Article L. 5214-16, with the exception of VI and VII, and Articles L. 5214-16-1 to L. 5214-22 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 B

…et out in this code with the exception of the provisions set out in Article 223 A and Article 223 A bis. 4. The tax paid locally by the company or legal entity, established outside France, may be offs…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 10: Employment of qualified persons

Article 67 quinquies A

Customs officers may call upon any qualified person to carry out technical expert appraisals necessary for the performance of their duties and may submit to them objects, samples and documents useful…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-8

Subject to the provisions of IIIa of Article L. 533-12, where the professional wishes to make available or provide the customer with information or documents on a durable medium other than paper, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

…omplying with the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-14, with the exception of III bis of article L. 533-12, articles L. 533-15 and L. 533-18 to L. 533-18-2, I of article L. 533-19, a…

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