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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies

…this exemption period.The benefit of this article is reserved for companies that are set up from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023 in regional aid areas, provided that the registered office and a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1504

…tuation of the communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation is assessed on 1st January of the year during which the inter-communal and communal commissions are consulted. 3. From…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…egional and interregional cooperation and with a concern for balanced territorial development. On 1 January 2015, public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of production accounts

Article L213-27

…the cinematographic exhibition licence, audit the production account referred to in article L. 213-24 or have it audited by an independent expert. The purpose of this audit is to check the regularity…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
35° : Tax credit for the first subscription to a newspaper, periodical or online press service providing political and general information

Article 200 sexdecies

…or the tax credit, the income of the tax household as defined in IV of article 1417 must not exceed 24,000 euros for one share of the family allowance for the penultimate year preceding that of the fi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-19

…f this chapter, with the exception of articles L. 526-32 to L. 526-34. Articles L. 526-21 to L. 526-24 do not apply to the establishments referred to in I of this article. Simplified authorisation cea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-2

Non-profit lending of labour is authorised. In this case, articles L. 1251-21 to L. 1251-24, 2° and 3° ofarticle L. 2312-6, 9° of II ofarticle L. 2312-26 andarticle L. 5221-4 of this Code as well as a…

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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 L5211-29

…hich is a new agglomeration syndicate that was transformed into an agglomeration community before 1 January 2015, are weighted, in 2018, by the ratio between the gross per capita business property tax…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

The identity of the customer and, where applicable, the beneficial owner may only be verified, pursuant to IV of Article L. 561-5, during the establishment of the business relationship, under the foll…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-9

Approval may be withdrawn from a federation which ceases to fulfil the conditions laid down for its issue, in particular: 1° In the event of amendments to the Articles of Association or disciplinary r…

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