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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A ter

…e benefits defined in I of Article 80 bis and in I of Article 80 quaterdecies from a French source, give rise to the application of a withholding tax on the sale of the corresponding securities when t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87 A

…133-5-8of the Social Security Code or Article L. 7122-23 of the Labour Code.For persons not falling within the scope of I of Article L. 133-5-3 of the Social Security Code, the declarations referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

…lements in the event of expropriation for reasons of public utility (numbers 161 to 163 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° Before expropriation is pronounced, according t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-7

…e R. 2142-6 which also hold the authorisations to carry out the activities mentioned in e of 1° and g of 2° of Article R. 2142-1 may store embryos intended for reception and carry out their reception.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 January 2004 or created between that date and 31 December 2025, and meeting, during the refer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-17 c (art. A322-91)

Exploration conditions for nitrox diving in the natural environmentSPACESSUPERVISED DIVINGSCUBA DIVINGMinimum skillsof supervised diversMaximum numberof the group(not including the person supervisingt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-161

Releases (numbers 164 to 166 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of a pure and simple release or in the cases provided for in articles 1346 and 1346-2 of the C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

…that it has acquired or subscribed to outside this account, subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° The company issuing these units or shares meets the conditions mentioned in 2° of B…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds concerning the transfer of assets by succession or gift

Article A444-65

Transfers of successive rights (numbers 11 and 12 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° According to the following scale, in the case of the transfer of successive rights en…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis E

The income tax exemptions resulting from 25° and 26° of the article 81 apply subject to the provisions of article 150-0 D.

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