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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9

…ed companies or participating interests with a view to contributing to the creation of long-term value and which is a company: a) Operating for its own account and whose shares are admitted to trading…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax fraud and evasion, approval may be issued by the French minister responsible for research or, where a similar system exists in the country…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…ing the words "salarié détaché ICT" provided for in Article L. 421-26, à la carte de séjour pluriannuelle portant la mention " salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille) " prévue à l'article L. 421-28 " son…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Innovation mutual funds

Article L214-30

…al rates or priority access to goods produced or services rendered by the company, and which are issued by companies having their registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in anothe…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-22

…If the digital content was provided on a physical medium, the consumer shall return it without undue delay and at the trader's expense if the trader requests its return no later than fourteen days a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

1. Companies operating an online press service, recognised pursuant to Article 1 of Act no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, developing professional information or prom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 C

I.-At the request of the farmer, the income tax relating to the following income is assessed each year in fifths for the year of cessation and the following four years: 1° The sums deducted in applica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII ter: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of inland waterway vessels used to transport goods

Article 238 sexdecies

Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised on the disposal of inland waterway vessels used for the transport of goods, in operation by a river transport company o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-5

…applied to the cash flows of the portfolio of insurance or reinsurance commitments, would give a value equal to the value calculated in accordance with Article L. 351-1 of the assigned portfolio of as…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

I.-Subject to the application of the provisions of articles L. 352-1, R. 352-2 and R. 352-5, the following rules apply: a) Until 31 December 2017, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the c…

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