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French General Tax CodeIn force
4 : Smoothing or spreading devices

Article 75-0 B

…t used as the basis for the progressive tax is equal to the average of the profits for the tax year and the two previous years. In calculating this average, no account is taken of losses carried forwa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-7

…h identifier provided for in III of Article R. 1111-8-1. It specifies the procedures for monitoring and managing the risks and errors associated with the identification of the persons cared for which…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7-1

I.-The provisions of I of article L. 533-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, insofar as they invest in shares admitted to trading on a reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-7

Masters of ceremonies, funeral advisors and the like and the directors or managers of authorised undertakings, régies or associations who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-7

…d opinion, the content that constituted the means of committing the offences referred to inArticle 67 D-6 has not been made inaccessible, the authorised customs officers may ask any registry operator,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 B bis

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 E bis

…e taxable profit for that same financial year for their amount excluding tax after deduction of an 87% allowance.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-7-1

…e to make his works available to the public free of charge, subject to the rights of any co-authors and those of third parties and in compliance with any agreements he has entered into.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-7-1

Article L. 225-102-3, with the exception of III, is applicable to general partnerships all of whose partners with unlimited liability are limited liability companies or joint stock companies. The repo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17-1

…est any public prosecutor to carry out or have carried out the acts necessary for the investigation and prosecution of offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16 in the places where the latte…

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