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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1747

Whoever, by assault, threats or concerted manoeuvres, organises or attempts to organise the collective refusal of tax, will be punished by the penalties provided for in Article 1 of the law of 18 Augu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Public sector.

Article L6321-12

In the companies referred to inarticle 1 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, every training plan contains a programme of actions, in particular with the publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R1233-1

The Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The accou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article L784-11

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-6

For the application of article L. 2334-20, the data to be taken into account is assessed at 1 January of the year preceding the financial year for which the allocation is made, with the exception of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

I-Subject to the provisions mentioned in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

1. For the application of Article 120, the incorporation of reserves by a foreign company into its share capital does not constitute a chargeable event for income tax. The provisions set out in 1 of A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 bis

I. - For their agricultural operations, farmers are placed under the flat-rate reimbursement scheme provided for in Articles 298 quaterand 298 quinquies. They are exempt from payment of value added ta…

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French Customs CodeIn force
A. - Limitation period against debtors.

Article 352 quater

An action for damages based on the non-conformity of the rule of law that has been applied with a higher rule of law or a claim for damages resulting from a fault committed in the determination of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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