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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-16

…of the sums paid. However, the lender may refuse a partial repayment of less than an amount set by decree by the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article L451-16

In the event of conviction for acts punishable under articles L. 451-9 to L. 451-12, the court may also order the judgment to be displayed and distributed under the conditions set out in article 131-3…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-16

Officers are empowered to carry out controls:of animal feed and foodstuffs excluding products of animal origin originating in or coming from third countries;of materials and objects intended to come i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 160 bis

Sums allocated to shareholders of open-ended investment companies and open-ended real estate investment companies mentioned in 3° nonies of the article 208 for the repurchase of their shares are not c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quatervicies

…for their taxable amount.The income exempted pursuant to the articles 44 sexies to 44 nonies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies or 9 of article 93 as well as the allowances provided for in l'article 73 B…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 B

…e bis) The capital gains mentioned in articles 150 U, 150 UB and 150 UC, at 6 ter of article 39 duodecies and in f of 1° of II of article 239 nonies, where they relate to: 1° To real estate located i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 duovicies

…nies defined in this article may not be subject for tax purposes to a provision for depreciation. A decree will set out the terms and conditions of application, in particular the reporting obligations…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 D

Natural persons carrying on business in France or owning property there, without having their tax domicile there, as well as the persons mentioned in 2 of the article 4 B, may be invited by the tax de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 164 A

The French source income of persons who do not have their tax domicile in France is determined according to the rules applicable to income of the same nature received by persons who have their tax dom…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 160 A

I. When a company has offered its employees stock options under the conditions defined in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-184 of the French Commercial Code or where one or more shareholders or unit hold…

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