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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies A

…nal activity within the framework of a company or group whose profits are, pursuant to the articles 8 and 8 ter, which are subject to income tax in its name and which are considered to be assets alloc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…L. 1424-13, L. 1424-17 to L. 1424-19, L. 1424-22, L. 1424-24 to L. 1424-44, L. 1424-46 et L. 1424-48 to L. 1424-50 shall apply in Mayotte from 1 January 2014, subject to the adaptations provided for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6, except in the cases set out in 16° ;8° It issues the Therapeutic Use Exemptions provided for in article L. 232-2;9° It decides on the re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

…certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty.2° (Repealed).3° The tax credit provided for in 1° is equal to 20% of the cost price…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L533-10

…th the provisions applicable to them, including those set out in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on over-the-counter derivatives,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-2

…la consommation L. 711-4 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 711-7 and L. 711-8 Resulting from Order no. 2016-301 of 14 March 2016 relating to the legislative part of the Consume…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

I. - The communauté de communes automatically exercises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of act…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…apply to the determination of taxable results for financial years ending on or after 31 December 1978. Income which, in application of the legislation previously in force, has already been used to det…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies A

…for net capital gains on contributions, on which they are personally taxable pursuant to l'article 8 ter, realised by this company on the occasion of a merger, a partial contribution of assets relati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

…cluded in this area as well as its evolution between the last two censuses authenticated by decree; 8° The number of cinemas in the cinema and the number of spectator places in each of its cinemas and…

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