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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…rticle 21(1), (3) and (5), Article 22(1) and (2), Article 23(1), (2), (3) and (5), Articles 28 and 29 and Article 30(1) to (3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/2008 of 10 December 2008 laying dow…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 H

…tion body with its own tax system decides otherwise under the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A bis, properties located in the employment areas defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 I

…own tax authority may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on built-up properties the properties located in the defence restr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1463 B

…t zones defined in II of the same Article 44 septdecies that they have created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023, from the year following that of their creation.For seven years from the year…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-20-4

…ies concerned has referred the matter to the European Banking Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-8

For the application of Article L. 1111-11:1° An investment operation corresponds to a set of acquisitions of tangible fixed assets, work on tangible fixed assets and related study costs;2° Article L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…n; 4° In article L. 411-1, 6° is deleted; 5° In article L. 411-4, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 6° In article L. 411-5:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 quindecies

I. - Companies engaged in the activity of live performance entrepreneur, within the meaning of Article L. 7122-2 of the Labour Code, and subject to corporation tax, may benefit from a tax credit in re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…med by a company that has been established in France. c) Be performed by a team of artists at least 90% of whom are professionals; > d) Have at least one year's production experience. d) Have at least…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…In an area between France's land border with the States party to the Schengen Convention signed on 19 June 1990 and a line drawn 20 kilometres below, as well as in areas accessible to the public in po…

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