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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Default judgment and opposition

Article 545

The provisions of articles 487 and 488 relating to judgments by default, and 489 to 495 relating to opposition.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Default judgment and opposition

Article 544

Sont applicables devant le tribunal de police les dispositions des articles 410 à 415 relatives à la comparution et à la représentation du prévenu et de la personne civilement responsable. However, wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 C

…the exception of permanent establishments of these taxable persons which are not located in France, and who are closely linked to each other from a financial, economic and organisational point of view…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…assistance from the State or with a subsidy from the National Urban Renewal Agency, pursuant to 3° and 5° of Article L. 831-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitation or by means of financing pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 C

…provisions of the first paragraph, companies leasing assets under the conditions provided for in 1 and 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and those operating leasing tran…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 54

…ed.2. The oath is recorded free of charge at the court registry. The oath is exempt from stamp duty and registration. It shall be transcribed free of charge on the employment commissions referred to i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Capital reductions

Article 814 C

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of III of Article 810, are registered free of charge:1° Reductions in the capital of companies against cancellation or reduction in the nominal value or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 205 C

…efined as any widely held undertaking or investment fund with a diversified portfolio of securities and subject to the rules for the protection of unitholders in the country in which it is established…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

…rs or members will be able to benefit from the tax advantages provided for in 2° of 5 of article 38 and to the articles 163 quinquies B, 150-0 A, 209-0 A and 219 has not complied with its investment q…

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

Article 210 C

1. The provisions of articles 210 A and 210 B apply to transactions exclusively involving legal entities or bodies liable for corporation tax. 2. These provisions only apply to mergers, demergers and…

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