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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
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 A

Municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a general decision taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

I.-Within the area of competence determined in II of articles L. 5211-2 and L. 5221-2, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

Sont obligatoires pour la collectivité territoriale:1° Les dépenses relatives au fonctionnement des organes délibérants et à l'entretien de l'hôtel de la collectivité;2° Les dépenses relatives aux ind…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Access to payment accounts

Article D133-10

The exemption from the obligation to set up an emergency mechanism for payment service providers that have a dedicated interface meeting all the conditions mentioned in Article 33(6) of Commission Del…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Content and electronic form of the register

Article R521-2

The register governed by this chapter ensures the publication:1° Pledges without dispossession with the exception of the pledges mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 2338 of the Civil Code;2°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent access to the national health data system for certain public services

Article R1461-12

The State departments, public establishments and bodies entrusted with a public service mission authorised to process personal data from the national health data system pursuant to III of article L. 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to the ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant le cadre juridique de la gestion d'actifs ou qu'un fonds pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…s and other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of the loi n° 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2001 d'orientation sur la forêt, ce régime est applicable pendant dix ans p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 septies

…l d'Etat.This article does not apply to investments made before the date of promulgation of the loi n° 2011-1977 du 28 décembre 2011 de finances pour 2012, nor to operations for which the issue of an…

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