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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 211-7

…oportion set by the decree of 21 May 1992 for the application ofarticle 6 of decree no. 90-66 of 17 January 1990 laying down the general principles concerning the distribution of cinematographic and a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis AB

Companies that purchase original works by living artists between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2025 and include them in a fixed asset account may deduct an amount equal to the purchase price from the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI ter : Determination of income realised by companies on the disposal of certain fixed-income securities

Article 238 septies F

…entered on the balance sheet of a company at the close of the first financial year opened as from 1 January 1993, the result of the disposal is for tax purposes calculated in relation to their acquisi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Leasing transactions carried out by property companies for commerce and industry and approved energy-saving financing companies

Article 239 sexies

…is at least fifteen years. This provision does not apply to transactions entered into on or after 1 January 1991 other than those referred to in the second paragraph of 3° quater of Article 208.II. -…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ac: Record-keeping

Article 286 quater

…Union and intended in that State for use under the conditions set out in a and b of III of Article 256. 2. Every taxable person shall keep a register of the goods he transfers or which are supplied t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4371-6

…c post as a civil servant or public employee on the date of entry into force of Law no. 86-76 of 17 January 1986 containing various provisions of a social nature ; 2° Persons holding an administrative…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501

…to the fixed assets referred to in the first paragraph which are acquired or created on or after 1 January 1974. The latter are valued in accordance with the last paragraph of 1 of II of Article 1517…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AB

…ctive control over the trust or performing equivalent or similar functions;3° The market value at 1 January of the year:a) For persons who have their tax domicile in France within the meaning of Artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-4

…ication requirement mentioned in article L. 6316-1 for training provided by apprenticeship from 1st January 2022. II.-Public higher education institutions accredited in accordance witharticle L. 613-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-1

…is Part, with the exception of Article L. 5121-9-1, as well as Articles L. 5122-1, L. 5124-13, L. 5125-1-1 and 6° of Article L. 5125-32 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations…

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