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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 218

The provisions of articles 171,172 and of the last paragraph of Article 174 shall apply to this chapter. The regularity of the judgments of the investigating chambers and the regularity of the previou…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 212

Decrees issued by the Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation set out the terms and conditions for the application of the open livestock account system.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 213

Corporate tax, the social contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZC, the exceptional contribution mentioned in article 235 ter ZAA and income tax are not allowed as deductible expenses for tax purp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeal procedures

Article R3211-20

…osecutor requests that his appeal be declared suspensive under the conditions defined by article L. 3211-12-4, he shall notify the statement of appeal, together with his reasoned request, without dela…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Decisions and appeals

Article R824-20

…justified the initiation of sanction proceedings to the General Rapporteur pursuant to Article L. 824-4. When the person being prosecuted is entered on the roll of the Ordre des experts-comptables, t…

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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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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23-2

…temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code in respect of property tax on built-up properties are offse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Continuation of the business during the observation period.

Article R631-20

Articles R. 622-9 and R. 622-13 to R. 622-20 are applicable to receivership proceedings, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2312-23

The social and economic committee is informed and consulted after the company has been notified of the direct award, by a public entity, of subsidies, loans or repayable advances, the amount of which…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 decies

For corporation tax purposes, companies may apply exceptional depreciation equal to 50% of the amount of the sums actually paid to subscribe to the capital of the companies mentioned in article 238 bi…

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