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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Capital financing of long-term electricity supply companies

Article 238 bis HZ bis

A decree sets out the terms of application of articles 238 bis HV to 238 bis HZ and, in particular, the reporting obligations.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-2 (art. R122-4)

STATUTES TYPES OF LIMITED LIABILITY SPORTS UNIPERSONAL COMPANIESTREATTE I: FORM, NAME, OBJECT, REGISTERED OFFICE, DURATIONArticle 1 A limited liability company governed by these Articles of Associatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-23

Environmental judicial officers are appointed from among the persons mentioned in the first and third paragraphs of Article R. 15-33-29-21, by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Consolidation within a group of the payment of value added tax and similar taxes

Article 1693 ter A

The value added tax credit recognised by a taxable person who is a member of the group in respect of a period prior to the entry into force of the option provided for in Article 1693 ter may not be ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

I. - Unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system, in rural regeneration zones, with the exception of those mentione…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

The professional practice standard relating to the recognition of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements resulting from non-compliance with legal and regulatory texts, approved…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 10

APPENDIXAll documents submitted must be written in French or translated by a sworn translator at a court of appeal\n\t\t\tTitle category of stay\n\t\t\tLabel \n\t\t\tAPS: temporary residence permit \n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 A

1. Net capital gains and profits generated on all assets contributed as a result of a merger are not subject to corporation tax.The same applies to any capital gains generated by the acquiring company…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: Business formalities centres

Article A123-6

The declarations relating to the company and its establishments, referred to in 1° of I of article R. 123-1 and which must be filed by the declarant with the single body in order to be forwarded to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-24

The professional practice standard relating to the intervention of an expert, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP-620. NEP-620 Intervention by an expert Introduction 01. Pursuant…

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