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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article R2333-82-4

I. - For the application of I of article L. 2333-55-3, events are eligible for the tax credit:1° When the casino directly provides all or part of the organisation and financing of the event.The expens…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-16

…e contractual relationship and where the financial rent does not exceed an annual average of 15,000 euros excluding tax over the term of the contract, whether the transaction is carried out in a singl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…on of the Commission de surveillance et de contrôle des publications destinées à l'enfance et à la jeunesse, by an order of the Minister of the Interior, are excluded from the benefit of the provision…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-7

…on belonging to an equivalent category under foreign law and located in another Member State of the European Union, in a State party to the European Economic Area or in a third country imposing equiva…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93

…the execution of an investigative measure at the request of a foreign court pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation betwe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe I

…n1.1. Identification of the person required to register.1.1.1. French nationals and nationals of an EU Member State.Copy of valid national identity card or passport.1.1.2. Person who is a national of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-39

…612-2, with the exception of those referred to in 4a, 5° and 11° of A and 4° of B, has breached a European, legislative or regulatory provision that the AMF is responsible for ensuring compliance wi…

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In force

Article Annexe 8-1

…lic interest entity, to the persons or entities that control it or that are controlled by it in the European Union, within the meaning of I and II of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, the servi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 bis

In the interval between two updates provided for by article 1518, property rental values, with the exception of those of properties assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1498, are incr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 123 bis

…s. 1 shall not apply where the legal entity is established or incorporated in a Member State of the European Union or another State or territory which has concluded with France an administrative assis…

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