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

Article 199 ter S

…ons set out in this article and in equal fractions on the income tax due for the following four years. If the fraction of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of each of these years, the exce…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…lementary protection certificates attached to a patent under the conditions provided for in Article L. 611-3, taking effect at the legal term of the patent to which they relate for a period which may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…dicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 612-1, with the exception of III, the second to eighth paragraphs of IV, V to VIIIOrder no. 2023-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L613-50-7

Without prejudice to Articles L. 142-9, L. 312-14, L. 322-2, L. 612-17, L. 613-34-4 and L. 632-1 A, the following persons are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and subject to the pena…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-50-1

…the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to oppose the appointment, pursuant to Article L. 612-23-1, the Board may, between two General Meetings, make provisional appointments.Where the op…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-9

…appoints a statutory auditor and a deputy auditor chosen from the list referred to in I of article L. 822-1 of the French Commercial Code, who carry out their duties under the conditions set out in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Audits and complaints

Article 1635 quater S

The person liable for the development tax may obtain total or partial discharge, reduction or refund: 1° If the constructions are demolished by virtue of a decision of the civil judge; 2° In the event…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…or rights or shares in companies whose assets are mainly made up of the same assets, rights or shares.II. - For the application of the provisions of I:1° Rights relating to a leasing contract entered…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies A

…capital companies, venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…ere applicable, after applying the penultimate paragraph of article 1467 and article 1518 A quinquies. The reduction is equal to 85% of the amount of the change in rental value in the first year in wh…

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