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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 duodecies

…the contribution provided for in Article 234 nonies is based on the net revenue defined in Article 29 which was received during the financial year or the tax period defined in the second paragraph of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-2

…firm concerned. They shall be subject to the regular internal control referred to in Article L. 533-29-1. These controls cover the risks to clients, market risks, risks to the investment firm, in part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimated revenue and expenditure and accounts

Article D6162-11

For their application to cancer centres, articles D. 6143-39, R. 6145-6, R. 6145-10, R. 6145-29, D. 6145-32, D. 6145-34, R. 6145-40, R. 6145-65 and R. 6145-69 are adapted as follows: 1° In article D.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-35

The risk management system covers the risks to be taken into account in the calculation of the Solvency Capital Requirement in accordance with Articles R. 356-19 to R. 356-22, as well as risks which a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-9

The rights granted by the law of 14 July 1866 and the article L. 123-8 to the heirs and successors in title of authors, composers or artists are extended by a period equal to that which elapsed betwee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FC

I. - Buildings that are incorporated into agricultural production facilities intended to meet the obligations set out in Title I of Book V of the Environmental Code relating to facilities classified f…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352 ter

When the invalidity of a text on which the collection of a tax recovered by the agents of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise is based has been revealed by a court decision, the action for r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-8

An agreement or an extended collective branch agreement lays down the conditions under which it is possible to use a contract concluded for the duration of a site or operation. In the absence of such…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HV

For the assessment of corporation tax, cash subscriptions, made from 1 January 2023 until 31 December 2028, to the capital of approved capital companies, subject to corporation tax under the condition…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-20

The processing of personal data mentioned in article R. 332-14 implemented by the organisers of profit-making sporting events must be declared to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libe…

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