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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Criminal provisions.

Article L2431-1

Articles L. 2222-2, L. 2222-4, L. 2223-1 and L. 2223-2 are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. For their application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories : 1° Le 3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237

Expenses relating to advertising prohibited by the articles L. 3323-2, L. 3323-4 and L. 3323-5 of the Public Health Code are not deductible in determining profits subject to income tax or corporation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236

…panies by the European Union or the bodies set up by its institutions, the State, local authorities and public establishments specialising in aid for scientific or technical research and which are all…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 bis

…taxable results for that financial year. In the event of a partial contribution of assets, demerger and transfer of employees with continuation of employment contracts, the provisions of this article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 ter

…ogical excavations, the amended law no. 76-629 of 10 July 1976 relating to the protection of nature and the law no. 76-1285 of 31 December 1976 reforming town planning. Sums deducted in this way are d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 quater

Donations received by a company that has suffered loss as a result of a natural disaster recorded by an order issued pursuant to article L. 125-1 of the Insurance Code or an event with harmful consequ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 A

Interest, arrears and other income from bonds, debts, deposits and guarantees, royalties from the assignment or concession of operating licences, patents, trademarks, manufacturing processes or formul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GD

The contribution provided for by Article L. 245-1 of the Social Security Code is excluded from charges that are deductible for income tax or corporation tax purposes in accordance with article L. 245-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis-0 A

…ving the status of national treasures that has been refused an export certificate by the administrative authority, under the conditions set out in article L. 111-4 of the French Heritage Code and for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 5422-10 du code du travail, employers' contributions to the financing of the insurance allowance provided for in l'article L. 542…

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