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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

I.-In the urban areas to be revitalised defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragrap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 sexies

Companies owing interest paid in respect of sums made available to them by members or shareholders and held in an individual blocked account must attach to their income tax return a statement of the s…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of this code shall apply in the territory of French Polynesia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 124-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe statuts types

…H PROFESSIONALS Model statutes I. - Aim and composition of the association Article 1 a) With regard to regional unions of healthcare professionals: The aim of the association known as: union régionale…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 septies

I. - A salaried reserve customs officer who carries out a period of employment or training as part of the Customs Administration's operational reserve during his working hours must, where the duration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-38-2

The conciliator shall send a copy of the report provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 611-7 to the debtor. The report is filed with the court registry. It is communicated by the registrar t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 S

…nt. This claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the Monetary and Financial Code.The approval referred to in VI of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° : Tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 220 sexies

I. - Film production companies and audiovisual production companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of delegated production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1 A

…tate that it does not contest the answers given by the assize court on guilt and that it is limited to the decision on sentence.In this case, only witnesses and experts whose testimony is necessary to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of the agreement

Article R15-33-60-5

…of the court issues a validation order, it specifies that the legal entity has a period of ten days to exercise its right of withdrawal by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the…

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