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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

I.-All of the services provided by the commercial court clerk in the context of a judicial liquidation procedure listed under number 143 of the table referred to in Article A. 743-8 gives rise to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197 A

The rules of 1 and 2 of I of article 197 are applicable for the calculation of income tax due by persons who, not having their tax domicile in France:a. Receive income from a French source; in this ca…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6-1

Where an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the prudential supervision on a consolidated basis of a group c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-12

The minimum annual amount of profit-sharing is the credit balance of the profit-sharing account defined in I of article A. 132-11 for the operations mentioned in this same I. The minimum annual amount…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: General information

Article 108

The provisions of articles 109 to 117 set out the rules for determining income distributed by : 1° Legal entities subject to the tax provided for in Chapter II of this Title; 2° Legal entities and joi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-18

The following are exempt from the formality stipulated in 6° of article A. 331-17: 1° Organisers who are members of the relevant delegated sports federation, provided that the event is included in the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-17

Any registration file for an event taking place on an approved permanent circuit submitted by the organiser must include : 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-19

The administrative authority issues a declaration receipt to the organiser when the application is complete. This receipt is also sent by the prefect to the local police authorities concerned by the e…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Events and meetings subject to declaration

Article A331-16

Any application for a declaration of a meeting submitted by the organiser must include: 1° The name, postal and electronic addresses and contact details of the organiser and, where applicable, of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Legal proceedings before civil and administrative courts

Article 1089 A

Except where they give rise to a proportional or progressive duty, decisions of the courts of law are not subject to registration duty.

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