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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…e zones franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income tax or corp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…incurred, is set according to the seriousness of the offences and the person's resources and expenses. It may be paid in instalments, according to a schedule set by the public prosecutor, within a per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-1

…te representative in the department or departments concerned on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République, and of which…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

…al gains realised on fixed assets are subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies.The long-term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is applicable t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231

…dget is exempt from payroll tax where this exemption does not distort conditions of competition.1 bis. (Repealed).1 ter. (Repealed for remuneration received from 1 January 2002).2. (Repealed).2 bis. T…

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

Article 1384 C

…a maximum of two years from the year following that in which the housing is acquired by these bodies. The fifteen-year exemption applies from the year following completion of the improvement works. T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…individuelle des ressources communales et intercommunales provided for in 2.1 of article 78 of law n° 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 of finance for 2010, with the exception of the fraction calculated…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-4

…> h) The effective date of the contract of employment and, where applicable, the number of employees. h) The effective date of the event covered by the formality; > i) The date and place of birth of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-26

…R. 261-24 du code de la construction et de l'habitation et des articles 6 et 15 de la loi n° 84-595 du 12 juillet 1984 définissant la location-accession à la propriété immobilière ; 6° Artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-4

…the payment notice is drawn up is the subject of automated processing within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, la possibilité d…

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