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Showing 4150 of 44213 articles for Art. CE 21-2-1979 n° 4896

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 ter N

…ing which the expenses defined in the same article were incurred. If the amount of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of the said year, the excess is refunded.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis N

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater N

…7 of Article 158, professionals or organisations which do not have a permanent establishment in France but which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXa: Directory of personal data collected in the context of legal proceedings, known as "Redex".

Article R53-21-21

…ic prosecutor informs the administrative department without delay of the decision to discontinue proceedings, except in cases where this decision is based on the premier alinéa de l'article 122-1 du c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Specific powers of the President of the Investigating Chamber

Article 219

The president of the investigating division, and in courts where there are several investigating divisions, one of the presidents specially appointed by the general assembly, exercises the specific po…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 214

…eferred to in Article L. 522-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, credit institutions and finance companies hold directly or through their subsidiaries 80% or more of the capital or votes and the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212

…s under similar conditions; b) (Repealed). II. - (Repealed). III. - (Repealed). III bis. - The balance of the fraction of interest that is not immediately deductible, referred to in the sixth paragrap…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 6 : Provisions common to certain methods of acquiring French nationality

Article 21-27

…ench nationality or be reinstated in this nationality if they have been convicted of crimes or offences constituting an attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation or an act of terrorism, or, wh…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 216

…5 of division 240 annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 on ship safety.This chapter, with the exception of Article 218, also applies to maritime drones as defined in Article L. 5000-2-2 of the Tra…

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