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Showing 36713680 of 63423 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1021 of 3-11-2023

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 36

Included in the total income used as a basis for income tax are profits obtained during the year of taxation or during the twelve-month period whose results were used to draw up the last balance sheet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 33 ter, 40 to 43 bis and 151 sexies, taxable profit is net profit, determined on the basis of the overall results of operations of any kind carried out by comp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

1. Net profit is established after deduction of all expenses, which include, subject to the provisions of 5, in particular:1° Overheads of all kinds, staff and labour expenses, rent on buildings lease…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Presumption of paternity

Article 315

Where the presumption of paternity is set aside under the conditions provided for in article 313, its effects may be re-established in court under the conditions provided for in l'article 329. The hus…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Presumption of paternity

Article 312

A child conceived or born during marriage has the husband as its father.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Presumption of paternity

Article 313

The presumption of paternity is set aside when the child's birth certificate does not name the husband as the father. It is further set aside where the child was born more than three hundred days afte…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Presumption of paternity

Article 314

If it was dismissed pursuant to article 313, the presumption of paternity is re-established by operation of law if the child has possession of status with regard to the husband and does not have pater…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 5: Weight of goods.

Article 37

…axed by weight must be checked and the arrangements for full imported packaging. The taxable weight of goods taxed by net weight may be determined by applying a flat-rate tare.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Statement of facts.

Article 334

1. The results of checks carried out under the conditions set out in Article 65 above and, in general, those of investigations and questioning carried out by customs officers are recorded in the offic…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Right of retention.

Article 378

In all cases where a blatant customs offence is detected, the means of transport and the contested goods that are not liable to confiscation may, as security for the penalties incurred, be withheld un…

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