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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Non-compliance with conditions governing tax benefits

Article 1739 A

Without prejudice to the taxation of interest unduly exempted under 7° of Article 157, natural persons who have knowingly opened a Livret A in contravention of the provisions of the third paragraph of…

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

Article Annexe 1

ANNEX 1 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE D. 110-1LIST OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS AND CONVENTIONS DEFINING THE CONDITIONS OF ENTRY AND RESIDENCE ON FRENCH TERRITORY FOR NATIONALS OF THE STATES WITH WHICH THEY HAVE BE…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I.

Article A141-1

The prior information of the policyholder referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 141-6 of the Insurance Code is provided in the form of a specific document, separate from any other contractu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-1

For the election of the five or six representatives of the staff, sportsmen and women and trainees mentioned in 4° of article R. 114-4, five colleges are constituted: 1° College of teaching staff ; 2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499 A

The rental value of fixed assets acquired as a result of contributions, demergers or mergers of companies carried out before 1976 may not be less than two-thirds of that used to establish the property…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a A: Taxation of certain replacement incomes

Article 154 bis A

…d by the schemes or under the contracts referred to in the second and third paragraphs of I of Article 154 bis in the form of replacement income are taken into account when determining the taxable inc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 A

Profits realised by taxpayers who make deferred investments constitute debt income subject to income tax under the conditions set out in articles 125 and 125 A.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4b: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 125 A

I.-Individuals domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who benefit from interest, arrears and income of any kind from state funds, bonds, participating securities, bil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemption for between two and five years

Article 1383 A

I. - Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies, may be temporarily exempted under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the property tax…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-14

By way of derogation from Article A. 37-10, when drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article 529-11, the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article sh…

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