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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Offences committed by third-party declarants

Article 1736

…1. A fine equal to 50% of the undeclared sums shall be imposed for failure to comply with the obligations set out in article 240 and 1 of article 242 ter and article 242 ter B. The fine is not appli…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…s subject to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, where provided for by law or regulation, in the following cases: 1° In the event of publication by the AMF of a declaration made by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable companies and local authorities.

Article 206

…andite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as ame…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-7

I.-When the shares of a company whose registered office is in the territory of the Republic are admitted to trading on a regulated market of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° septies: Tax reduction for property restoration in protected areas, run-down old districts and protected zones

Article 199 tervicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of l'article 4 B benefit from an income tax reduction for the expenses they incur for the complete restoration of a built building:1° - Located in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Treatment of losses incurred before joining the group

Article 223 I

1. a) Losses incurred by a group company in respect of financial years prior to its entry into the group may only be offset against its profits, subject to the limits and conditions set out in the thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B

The overall result is determined by the parent company by making the algebraic sum of the results of each of the companies in the group, determined under the conditions of ordinary law or in accordanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-3

I.-A fine of 100,000 euros shall be imposed on :1° Any direct or indirect propaganda or advertising of tobacco, a tobacco product or the ingredients defined in article L. 3512-1 in breach of the ban l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20

I. - The urban community exercises the following competences by operation of law, in place and stead of the member municipalities:1° With regard to the economic, social and cultural development and pl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

I. - From 2012, the aggregate tax potential of an inter-municipal grouping is determined by adding together the following amounts:1° The product determined by applying the average national tax rate fo…

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