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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 B

…nd within the limits laid down for the business tax rate by this code in its wording in force on 31 December 2009, with the exception of 4 of I of l'article 1636 B sexies. Company property tax assessm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…ditions are met:a) The purchaser undertakes to retain the shares in the company taken over until 31 December of the fifth year following the year of acquisition;b) The shares acquired as part of the t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…the net proceeds of the value added tax mentioned in XXIV of article 55 of law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022 of the Finance Act for 2023 in respect of the year of payment of the allocation and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-1

…any measure likely to protect public health; 17° Organises public hearings on public health issues; 18° Contributes to information, training and the dissemination of scientific and technical documenta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…lling within the scope of Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market may complete by electronic means all the procedures…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…ee software, providers of electronic communications services within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, providers of o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93 B

…paragraph. If the company repurchases the securities, the shareholders present in the company on 31 December of the tax year are taxed on the basis of the profit made by the company during the tax yea…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-6

…thin the meaning of article L. 141-1, other than those governed by Title I of law no. 89-1009 of 31 December 1989 strengthening the guarantees offered to persons insured against certain risks, and for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-1

…article R. 321-1, as amended on the date of publication of the amending finance law 2013-1279 of 29 December 2013, and taken out with a company mentioned in article L. 310-2. The amount of the contrib…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…articles L. 231-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitation and 1646-1,1792-1,1831-1 du code civil, as well as its subcontractors;9° Insurance broker;10° Surveyor;11° Bailiff;12°…

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