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Showing 881890 of 9058 articles for Art. CE 24-11-2017 n° 396209

French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

…ct to an actual tax regime may benefit from a tax credit in respect of investments, other than replacement investments, financed without public aid for at least 25% of their amount, made until 31 Dece…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

…ned in the first paragraph, which operate an industrial, commercial or agricultural business in France or carry on a non-commercial profession in France for which the real estate is used. The building…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

I. - 1. The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code which is liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…does not fall within one of the sectors listed in a to l of I of article 199 undecies B, with the exception of the activities mentioned in I quater of the same article 199 undecies B. For investments…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Referral to the European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 696-111

…to 3 and 5 of Article 24 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation in relation to the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office shall be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Unjustified geographical blocking

Article L132-24-2

Any professional who disregards the prohibitions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 121-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 15,000 euros for a natural person and 75,000 euros for a lega…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-24

Updates to digital content or a digital service are governed by this subsection. For the purposes of this subsection, updates mean updates or modifications to maintain, adapt or evolve the functionali…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-3

…making up the public establishment. It is set by order of the chairman of the fire and rescue service's board of directors in the light of the decision taken to this effect by the board.The represent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

…s is allocated a number of seats equal to half the number of seats to be filled, rounded up where necessary. The remaining seats are distributed between all the lists on the basis of proportional repr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-1

…inimum of fifteen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1424-26. The seats are divided between the department on the on…

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