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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Stamp duty levied for the benefit of the French Biodiversity Office

Article 1635 bis N

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 nonies A

…ect shall result in the withdrawal of the approval, the forfeiture of the tax benefits attached thereto and the liability for the taxes not paid as a result thereof together with the late payment inte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Id: Certifiers abroad

Article 1649 quater N

…rty to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and which provide technical assistance enabling better knowledge of the non-wage income received in that State by their clients or members and ensuri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

…ges are used, when French or a regional language used in France is the language used most often; b) 10 points when a foreign language is the language used most often for artistic reasons relating to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-12

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors shall establish a procedure for regularly assessing whether the agreements relating to current transacti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R22-10-12

Withdrawal of funds from cash subscriptions is carried out by the company's agent, on presentation of the court clerk's certificate attesting to the company's registration in the trade and companies r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-12

…ifies, for each municipality, the list and purpose of the grants, their total amount and the ratio between this amount and the population of the municipality.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Designation of tax officials responsible for carrying out certain judicial police duties

Article A36-10-12

The successful candidates, duly authorised under the provisions of Article R. 15-33-29-11 as tax agents responsible for carrying out investigations pursuant to Article 28-2, are designated as judicial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-12

The accumulated result defined in article D. 72-101-11 is allocated, in the case of a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-12

…tive account, on which the local authority is called to deliberate in accordance with article L. 72-101-9, presents by separate column and in the order of the chapters and articles of the budget:In re…

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