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Showing 25112520 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies A

1. An income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who invest in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…on of this equipment or the construction of the ship or boat is concluded from 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2024; 2° A sum equal to 105% of the additional capitalised costs, excluding financial co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-5

…esenting the manufacturers or importers of the media mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 311-4 and, for a quarter, persons designated by organisations representing consumers. Three represen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…mentioned in article 118 which benefit international organisations, foreign sovereign States or the central banks of these States, are exempt from the withholding taxes provided for in 1 and 2 of l'ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

The provisions of article L. 1522-1 concerning the majority shareholding of local authorities and their groupings are not applicable: 1° To semi-public companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 Nove…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1045-1

The application for a certificate of French nationality is delivered or sent to the clerk's office of the judicial court or the local court chamber using a form. It shall be accompanied by documents m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-278

…g to the claim to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale. Th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-53

The national platform for judicial interception is placed under the control of a qualified personality, appointed for a non-renewable period of five years by order of the Minister of Justice, and assi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D571-4

…cruiting the person, the managers of public or private legal entities managing establishments, services or living and reception facilities and the following reception organisers: 1° The reception faci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3551-6-1

The Mayotte fire and rescue service comprises operational, administrative or technical services, in particular those responsible for prevention, forecasting, logistics and technology, human resources,…

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