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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…ranch or providing services in France, which manage one or more UCITS authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009;7° ter Management…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article D2333-92

Employers liable for the payment intended to finance mobility services are subject, as regards its liquidation, payment, collection, control and litigation, to the same rules as those applicable to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Exempt assets

Article 976

I.-Properties in the nature of woods and forests are exempt up to three quarters of their taxable value if the conditions provided for in 2° of 2 of article 793 are satisfied. II.-Units in forestry gr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 978

I.-The taxpayer may deduct from the tax on real estate wealth, up to a limit of €50,000, 75% of the amount of cash donations and full ownership donations of company securities admitted to trading on a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-97

The resale of residential premises mentioned in article A. 444-95, carried out in the office of the notary who received the first deed of sale, and occurring within three years of the first sale (numb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

I.-The immovable property or rights mentioned in 1° of article 965 and the units or shares mentioned in 2° of the same article 965 representing these same properties or rights, when these properties o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-97

Health establishments other than those mentioned in Article R. 2223-90, as well as establishments providing accommodation for the elderly mentioned in 6° of the Code de l'action sociale et des famille…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

1. The profit to be included in the income tax base is made up of the excess of total revenue over the expenses required to carry on the profession. Subject to the provisions of article 151 sexies, it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Procedure for authorising the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 for therapeutic purposes, as provided for in the first and third paragraphs of II of Article L. 1245-5.

Article R1245-9

…fety standards applicable to tissues and cells intended for import and the standards established by Directive 2004/23/EC. In particular, the written agreement shall cover, as a minimum, the points lis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-7

The distribution expenses eligible for direct grants are those mentioned in 2° of article 222-9.These expenses, with the exception of those relating to the purchase of advertising space on television…

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