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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…ding Regulations (EU) No 1024/2012 and (EU) No 167/2013 and amending and repealing Directive 97/68/EC. 4° A sum equal to 20% of the original value, excluding financial costs, of goods intended to supp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…y out custody account-keeping activities for financial instruments mentioned in 2° to 7° of Article L. 542-1 of the monetary and financial code;- credit institutions authorised to carry on in the Euro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-125

The Articles of Association may limit the number of votes available to each shareholder at meetings, provided that such limitation is imposed on all shares without distinction of class, other than non…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article L3142-125

An employee who wishes to provide full-time or part-time technological, vocational or higher education in initial or continuing training is entitled, subject to a seniority condition and under the con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1459

…who let furnished accommodation on premises classified under the conditions provided for in article L. 324-1 of the Tourism Code, when these premises are included in their personal dwelling; c) Person…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

…g has taken place. If there is no discussion within this period, the person is automatically released. The order referred to in this paragraph may be appealed in accordance with Article 187-1. Pre-tri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article D775-34

…the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 549-4 and D. 549-5n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-9

In the event of medically assisted procreation requiring the intervention of a third-party donor, no filiation link may be established between the donor and the child resulting from the medically assi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1455

…sional activity, even if they own them; 1° bis Small-scale fishing companies referred to in Article L. 931-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code when one or more members are on board; 2° Maritime r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1457

The activity of the persons mentioned in article L. 135-1 of the French Commercial Code of which the total gross remuneration received for this activity during the reference period defined in article…

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