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Showing 76117620 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° A The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 412-6 is not applicable to the renewal of the residence permit of a foreigner in a state of po…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies F

…tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who carry out reconstruction, extension, repair or improvement work between 1 January 2005 and 31 Decemb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…unt of interest on loans taken out to acquire, as part of a takeover transaction, a fraction of the capital of a company whose securities are not admitted to trading on a French or foreign regulated m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

…egeneration zones, with the exception of those mentioned in B of II of this article, companies that carry out the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of article 1465 under the conditions and s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Investment ratios

Article R214-21

…s a credit institution mentioned in the second paragraph of II of article R. 214-19 and 5% in other cases. II. - As an exception to the 5% limit set in 1° of I, a UCITS may invest up to 10% of its ass…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe VI

…o articles D. 2224-1, D. 2224-2 and D. 2224-3.PUBLIC SANITATION SERVICE The characteristics and indicators mentioned below are established, unless otherwise indicated, for the financial year or at 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-5

…the public, banknotes which he has sufficient reason to believe to be counterfeit; An employee who can prove that he has carried out the checks and complied with the procedures for withdrawing notes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

…décès, entre vifs ou, en pleine propriété, à un fonds de pérennité mentionné à l'article 177 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses if the following…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determining taxable income

Article 83

…c) Contributions to the compulsory additional public pension scheme instituted by article 76 of law no. 2003-775 of 21 August 2003 reforming pensions ;1° 0 bis Contributions paid in accordance with th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…that the deed recording the donation or the declaration of the succession is supported by a certificate issued free of charge by the departmental director of the territories or the departmental direc…

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