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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic transmission of budget documents to the State representative

Article D1612-15-1

I. - Metropolises, local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status with more than 50,000 inhabitants shall transmit their budget documents electron…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-1

The submission of an application using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 will result in the immediate issue of a dematerialised online submission certificate. This document does not provid…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 ter A

…financing of actions aimed at developing apprenticeship under the conditions set out in Article L. 6241-2 of the Labour Code.The apprenticeship tax is payable by the employers mentioned in articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-15-2

…ssion considers that the damage suffered is of the serious nature provided for in II of Article L. 1142-1 or when it receives a claim for compensation for the harmful consequences of an act performed…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-15

The proposals for staff reports and the staff reports provided for in article R. 15-33-29-14 shall be drawn up on a form complying with the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They include a d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the public passenger transport lines mentioned in articles L. 2142-1 and L. 2142-2 of the Transport Code,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-16

Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the High Council by a decision of its Chairman with the approval of the accounting officer under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter N

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the income tax payable by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the expenses defined in the same article were incurred. If th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis N

The remuneration paid to employees benefiting from an employment support contract or a contract for the future defined respectively in articles L. 5134-20 and L. 5134-35 of the Labour Code is exempt f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater N

When the settlor of a trust defined in Article 2011 of the Civil Code does not carry on an activity falling within the articles 34 or 35, an agricultural activity within the meaning of article 63, a p…

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