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French General Tax CodeIn force
13° : Tax credit for expenditure on publishing musical works

Article 220 septdecies

I.-Music publishing companies, within the meaning of Article L. 132-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the expenses mentioned i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…lue added tax:1. (Business or transactions subject to another tax):1° to 3° (Repealed);4° commodity futures transactions carried out on a regulated market excluding those which determine the terminati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Right to an account

Article L312-1

I. - All individuals and legal entities domiciled in France are entitled to open a deposit account with the credit institution of their choice, provided they do not have such an account in France:1° A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-3

I. - In the event that compulsory liquidation proceedings are opened against a credit institution under Book VI of the French Commercial Code, creditors holding a preferential right, pledge, collatera…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

I. - The profits of businesses from operations located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion may be subject to an allowance under the conditions set out in II or III when the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

1. Income from transferable capital falling within the provisions of articles 118,119,238 septies B and 1678 bis give rise to the application of a withholding tax, the rate of which is set by 1 of Art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Combating the illegal broadcasting of sporting events and competitions

Article L333-10

I.-Where serious and repeated infringements of the audiovisual exploitation right provided for in Article L. 333-1 of this Code, of the neighbouring right of an audiovisual communication undertaking p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-31

I. - 1° The sums paid into the share savings plan are used for one or more of the following purposes : a) Shares, with the exception of those mentioned in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article L125-2

Insurance undertakings must include in the contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 a clause extending their cover to the losses referred to in the third paragraph of the said article.The cover provi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-8

I.-Mutual insurance companies and mutual insurance group companies referred to in the last paragraph of article L. 322-1-3 may issue mutualist certificates from : 1° Their member-policyholders ; 2° Me…

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