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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 sexvicies

…can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that has been compl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-7

…t Guarantee and Resolution Fund affiliated to one of the central bodies mentioned in Article L. 511-30 are paid directly to the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund by this central body. V. - The fon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

…re committed by a person convicted of a crime, the penalty is two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros.Notwithstanding the provisions of the Articles 132-2 to 132-5 of the Penal Code, the se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-11

I.-The judgment closing a judicial liquidation on the grounds of insufficient assets does not give creditors the right to exercise their individual actions against the debtor. There are exceptions to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

Other than the cases provided for in 1°, 2° and 4° of Article 776, bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record is issued: 1° To the State public authorities responsible for policing foreign nationals; 2° To…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…investigating chamber of the seat of their office under the conditions set out in Articles 224 to 230. VI.-When, at the request of the public prosecutor or on the basis of a rogatory commission from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-13-5

I.-As an exception to the provisions of Book I of the Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique and Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Code de l'environnement, the simplified public…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…perations involving goods that have benefited from these arrangementsThe allowance limit is set at €300,000. The rate of the allowance is set at 80%.IV. (repealed)IV bis. - Where the taxpayer referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L784-14

…ce no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 Second paragraph of L. 632-4 and L. 632-6-1 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 632-7 Order 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 632-11-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with foreign countries

Article L783-14

…ce no. 2010-76 of 21 January 2010 Second paragraph of L. 632-4 and L. 632-6-1 Order 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 632-7 Order 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020 L. 632-11-2 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L…

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