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Showing 251260 of 69438 articles for Art. s. L 242-8 and L 244-1 · Art. L 242-6

French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

I. - 1° Small and medium-sized companies subject to an actual tax regime may benefit from a tax credit in respect of investments, other than replacement investments, financed without public aid for at…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-8-1

Subsequent to the creation of the assigned assets, the entry or withdrawal in the accounts of an asset, right, obligation or security entails assignment to the professional activity or withdrawal from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4231-8-1

Where Article L. 4231-8, the decision of the Regional Council or the Permanent Commission instructing the President of the Regional Council to award a specific contract or framework agreement may be t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter S

I. - The tax credit defined in article 244 quater U is deducted up to one-fifth of its amount from the income tax due by the taxpayer in respect of the year in during which the credit institution or f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-8

The issue, renewal of a residence permit and provision of a duplicate of a residence permit to foreign nationals mentioned in Articles L. 423-5, L. 423-17, L. 423-18, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 425-6 or L…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 b (art. A322-82)

Conditions for exploration in air diving in the natural environmentSPACESSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not including the person supervisingt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L511-89

Within credit institutions and finance companies of significant importance in terms of their size and internal organisation as well as the nature, scale and complexity of their activities, the board o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Disputes

Article L2315-86

Except in the case provided for in Article L. 1233-35-1, the employer refers to the court within a period set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat :1° The deliberation of the social and economic committee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-8

From 1st January following the date of their creation, the communities of communes and the communities of agglomeration of French Polynesia receive an allocation in respect of the inter-municipality g…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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