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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-4 (art. A312-9)

NOTICE OF APPROVAL OF A SPORTS VENUE OPEN TO THE PUBLICARRÊTÉ PREFECTORAL N° du approving a sports venue open to the public, in accordance with the French Sports Code.Maximum number of spectators in e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xb: Health fees for monitoring certain substances and their residues

Article 302 bis WC

I. - A health fee is introduced for the benefit of the State for the control of certain substances and their residues. This fee is payable by: 1 (Repealed); 2 (Repealed); 3 Collection centres or proce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ib: Revaluation of depreciable fixed assets

Article 238 bis J

I. - The provisions of I of article 238 bis I relating to the revaluation of non-depreciable fixed assets are extended to depreciable fixed assets appearing in the balance sheet for the first financia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Z bis

The tax credit defined in Article 220 quaterdecies is deducted in full from the corporation tax due by the executive production company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345-0 bis

The fines, penalties and forfeitures in value provided for by the codes, laws and regulations that the customs administration is responsible for enforcing when they are handed down by a court are reco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XVIII: Contribution on the transfer to a television service of the rights to broadcast sporting events or competitions

Article 302 bis ZE

A contribution is hereby instituted on the transfer to a publisher or distributor of television services within the meaning of Articles 2 and 2-1 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to fr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xc: Fees for the approval of establishments in the animal feed sector

Article 302 bis WD

The issue to an establishment that prepares, handles, stores or transfers substances and products intended for animal feed of the approval provided for in article L. 235-1 du code rural et de la pêche…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-2

If the needs of a customs investigation relating to the detection and investigation of a customs offence punishable by a prison sentence of three years or more so require, any technical means designed…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-3

Where there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting persons of having committed a customs offence punishable by two years' imprisonment or more, or of having participated as accomplices or in…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-4

As part of an operation to monitor the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of a customs offence or used to commit a customs offence, where the prison sentenc…

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