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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

…revocable option exercised when filing the income tax return for the year of subscription, make a deduction for depreciation. This deduction is equal to 6% for the first seven years and 4% for the fol…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-31

…newed. However, where the loan relates to a port or airport concession, the deadline is extended to 31 December of the second year following the year of approval. The authorisation may provide for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Inter-constituency groupings.

Article R711-31

…cree issued on the report of the minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commerce and industry, on the proposal of the chambers concerned.The admission of new territorial or regional chamb…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Implementation of the plan.

Article R626-31

…L. 626-14 at the request of the debtor in the light of the report of the commissaire à l'exécution du plan. Its decision is notified to the debtor and communicated to the public prosecutor and to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-31

The activity of statutory auditor carried out on an individual basis under the conditions provided for by this title entails the affiliation of the person carrying it out to the autonomous organisatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial autopsies

Article 230-31

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Conditions for practising the profession of distiller

Article 311 bis

The profession of distiller may only be exercised in a fixed establishment. However, individual derogations may be granted by order of the authority designated by decree on a proposal from the adminis…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-1

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts or local chambers competent to issue certificates of nationality shall be determined by decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-31

…ing authorities for the public distribution of electricity and gas pursuant to article 6 of the loi du 15 juin 1906 sur les distributions d'énergie et de

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article L123-31

The terms and conditions for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in particular the conditions for the authorisation of the agents mentioned in 2° of Art…

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