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Showing 771780 of 815 articles for Art. n° 04-13.764

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…21-1 to L. 321-3 of the same code; b. L'allocation de reconnaissance prévue à l'article 6 de la loi n° 2005-158 du 23 février 2005 portant reconnaissance de la Nation et contribution nationale en fave…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…ands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, between the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

The professional practice standard relating to the limited review of interim accounts in application of legal or regulatory provisions, approved by the Minister of Justice, is set out below: . NEP-241…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…es titres d'indemnisation prioritaires et des titres d'indemnisation créés en application de la loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des français rapatriés d'outre-mer.21° Les avan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas levied in the Ile-de-France region

Article 231 ter

…ated in a zone franche urbaine-territoire entrepreneur, as defined in B du 3 de l'article 42 of law n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire;2° P…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3 (art. A212-49)

PROFESSIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE Although sport in France today meets a variety of social expectations (health, leisure, socialising, education, etc.), sport practised in a competitive context remains…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-2

…armées comportant un ou plusieurs établissements pharmaceutiques se livrer, dans le cadre du décret n° 91-685 du 14 juillet 1991 fixant les attributions du service de santé des armées, à la distributi…

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

Article 199 septvicies

…9-462 du 6 juillet 1989 tendant à améliorer les rapports locatifs et portant modification de la loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, que le contribuable acquiert entre le 1er janvier 2009 et le 31 déce…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-9

I.-In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 213-2, requisitions sent under the conditions provided for in this code for the interception of telephone communications shall give rise to reimburse…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

The standard of ethics "securing the interventions of the statutory auditor-application of the fundamental principles of behaviour", approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: Ethical standa…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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