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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 10

…employees.\n\t\t\t3\n\t\t\tResidence permit for professional reasons\n\t\t\tCST marked \" entrepreneur/ liberal profession \"\n\t\t\tL. 421-5 \n\t\t\tL. 421-6\n\t\t\t1. Documents to be provided in al…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLIX: Tax credit for low-income housing associations investing in new housing in overseas France

Article 244 quater Y

…the references to restaurants where the manager or an employee holds the title of maître-restaurateur as defined in article L. 122-21 of the French Consumer Code, classified tourist restaurants and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in France, in another Member State of the European Union, in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or which is su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Overall effective rate.

Article R313-1

…od, the calculation of the additional illustrative annual percentage rate of charge included in the European standardised information sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7 covers only the initial fixe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

…th the exception of restaurants where the manager or an employee holds the title of maître-restaurateur as defined in article L. 122-21 of the Consumer Code and which have been inspected as part of th…

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

Article 217 undecies

I. - Companies subject to corporation tax with sales of less than 20 million euros in their last financial year may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to the amount, excluding tax and exclud…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…b) Funding from a regional or local authority or a local or regional fund of a Member State of the European Union; c) Funding from a French foundation or an association recognised as being in the pub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

I.-For tax calculation purposes, taxable profit is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…l flows to the company: A-Government aid: Financial aid or advantages granted to the company by the European Union, the State, a local authority, one of their public establishments or a private body e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Introductory chapter: Definitions

Article 120-1

…nent establishment and whose registered office is located in France, in another Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. For companies who…

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