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Showing 65116520 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

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

Article 217 undecies

…acquisition commissions, with the exception of transport, installation and commissioning costs that can be depreciated, of productive investments, less the fraction of their cost price financed by pub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

…stment and by the deduction of the deficit arising from the rental of the property acquired and the capital loss realised on the sale of this property or the shares in the lessor company are passed ba…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…rticle L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditor prepares a report for the body called upon to approve the financial statements in which, justifying his assessments, he expresses h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…he territorial public establishment, in place and stead of its member municipalities, shall automatically exercise competences in the areas of:1° Urban policy:a) Drawing up a diagnosis of the territor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…res and internal control measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism in application of the provisions of Section 6 of Chapter I of Title VI of Book V of the Monetary and Financi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The application for a business licence.

Article R752-6

I.-The application shall be accompanied by a file containing the information listed below and, in an appendix, the impact analysis defined in III of Article L. 752-6.1° Information relating to the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: The Chairman.

Article L5211-9-2

…this grouping the powers that enable it to regulate this activity.Notwithstanding article 9 of law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 relating to the reception and housing of Travellers, when a public estab…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

…able profit is net profit, determined on the basis of the overall results of operations of any kind carried out by companies, including in particular disposals of any assets, either during or at the e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS Article 1These regulations are drawn up in application of articles L. 131-8 and R. 131-3 and in accordance with article ..... (1) of the federation'…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
20°: Tax reduction for donations made by individuals

Article 200

…ons or partnership foundations mentioned respectively in articles L. 719-12 and L. 719-13 of the Education Code and, for employees, corporate officers, members and shareholders of the founding compani…

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