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Showing 8190 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1636 C

…s of the additional taxes levied for the benefit of the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 321-1 and L. 324-1 of the town planning code are, subject to Article 1636 B octies and the provis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

…ed for in that same article, its investment quota provided for, as the case may be, in I of article L. 214-30 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in I of l'article L. 214-31 of the same code or VI ter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 C

…e 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 transactions with a p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Exemptions, special rebates and tax reductions

Article 1391 C

…tatutory purpose is the construction or management of housing or by the bodies mentioned in article L. 365-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, for the accessibility and adaptation of housing to pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382 C

…ervice and assigned to the medical activities of the health cooperation groups mentioned in article L. 6133-1 of the public health code that include at least one public establishment or body among the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

…the advance payment is paid in quarters no later than 15 February, 15 May, 15 August and 15 November. The option is exercised with the tax authorities, under the conditions set out in article 204 N,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 C

…yees who are dependent on a compulsory French social security scheme by application of I of Article L. 380-3-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-4

The lawyer shall send the spouse he or she is assisting, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, a draft agreement, which may not be signed, on pain of nullity, before the expiry of a pe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-22

For the purposes of this section, the place of automated processing of nominative information relating to offences recorded by a report drawn up in digital format is considered to be the place where t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 221-4

To be eligible for financial aid for distribution, distribution companies must meet the following conditions:1° Be established in France;2° Be set up as a commercial company and have a fully paid-up s…

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