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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quaterdecies

1 The net amount of short-term capital gains may be divided equally between the year in which they are realised and the following two years.It refers to the excess of these capital gains over capital…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

…alised on fixed assets are subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies.The long-term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is applicable to income re…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…o-organisms and toxins mentioned in article L. 5139-1 of the said code; 8° Medicinal products for veterinary use mentioned in article L. 5142-7 of the same code; 8°a Plant protection products mentione…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

1. Amounts paid into the equity savings plan for the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies are used for one or more of the following purposes:a) Shares, excluding those…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231

…mployees are subject to a tax at the rate of 4.25%. The sums taken into account are those used to determine the basis of assessment for the contribution provided for in article L. 136-1 of the Social…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Petroleum products

Article 298

…nt of the tax;5° By way of derogation from 3 of II of Article 277 A of this code, the tax base is determined in accordance with 2 of this article;6° The obligations taken in application of III of Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L784-8

…Article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code are not applicable; 2° References to the territory of the European Economic Area are replaced by references to the territory of the French Re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L783-8

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° References to the territory of the European Economic Area are replaced by references to the territory of the French Re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…Article L. 229-7 of the Environment Code are not applicable; 2° References to the territory of the European Economic Area are replaced by references to the territory of the French Re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…ed in a to l of I of article 199 undecies B, with the exception of the activities mentioned in I quater of the same article 199 undecies B. For investments relating to cruise ships mentioned in I quat…

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