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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article L615-20

The court before which an action or plea falling within the provisions of this Title is brought may, either of its own motion or at the request of one of the parties, appoint any consultant of its cho…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the Bibliothèque nationale de France

Article R122-20

The legal entities and establishments mentioned in 1° of article L. 122-5-1 transmit to the Bibliothèque nationale de France the files of adapted documents in digital form that they have produced as s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-20

…ure that: 1° The valuation is carried out by a property valuer who can demonstrate professional competence and who is independent of the loan decision-making process in order to provide an impartial a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
21° : Allocation of the tax reduction for donations to charities provided for in article 238 bis

Article 200 bis

…respect of the five years following the year in respect of which it is established. A decree will set out the reporting obligations and the terms and conditions for applying the provisions of this ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of digital assets for valuable consideration

Article 200 C

…ains realised under the conditions provided for in article 150 VH bis are taxed at the flat rate of 12.8%.By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this article, upon the express and irrevocabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 L

…of the tax household no longer has income or profits in one of the categories mentioned in article 204 C in respect of the current year, it may request to no longer pay the portion of the advance pay…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 D

The indemnities, benefits, distributions, net gains or income mentioned in the last paragraph of article 80, to I and II of Article 80 bis, in the I of Article 80 quaterdecies and Articles 80 quindeci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 E

The levy provided for in article 204 A is calculated by applying to the amount of income, determined under the conditions set out in articles 204 F and 204 G, a rate in accordance with the provisions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202 ter

I. Income tax is assessed under the conditions set out in articles 201 and 202 when companies or organisations placed under the partnership regime defined in articles 8 to 8 ter wholly or partially re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 F

The basis of assessment for the withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A on the income mentioned in article 204 B is made up of the net amount taxable for income tax on the sums paid a…

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