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

Article 209-0 B

…party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area a proportion of net tonnage at least equal to 25% and that it undertakes to maintain or increase, during the ten-year period referred to in III, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…e event of application of the guarantee scheme provided for inarticle 120 of the amended financelaw no. 2008-1443 of 30 December 2008;7° The procedures for calculating members' votes in the election o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…in c of 1 bis of I of Article 885-0 V bis of the French General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017, subject to 3° of this I, and in d and e of 1 bis of I of the same Article 885-0 V bis as it st…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Public and civil proceedings

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…le L. 421-8, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16 are deleted; 25° In Article L. 421-14: a) The last sentence of the first paragraph is deleted; b) The last paragr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-8

…f members of the plan, in particular changes relating to the charges provided for in article R. 144-25, changes to the procedures for revaluing life annuities and changes resulting, where applicable,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395

…ars of sowing, planting or replanting. From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of Act no. 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2001 d'orientation sur la forêt, this exemption period is reduced to ten y…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

I. - The agreement setting up the healthcare cooperation grouping includes the following information in particular:1° The registered office of the grouping and its name ;2° The purpose of the grouping…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…pplies to the sums actually paid for the subscriptions mentioned in 1, retained within the limit of 25% of overall net income and €18,000.3. The tax reduction is equal to 30% of the sums withheld in 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7° : Tax reduction for subscriptions to the capital of press companies

Article 220 undecies

I. - Companies subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax reduction equal to 25% of the amount of sums paid in respect of cash subscriptions made between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to…

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