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Showing 37513760 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

…dium-sized enterprises mean those mentioned in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115

…ercise significant influence over the management of the latter within the meaning of Article L. 233-17-2 of the same code. 3. The provisions of 1, 2 and 2a do not apply to mergers, demergers and parti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

…entioned in I is subject to compliance with Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89

…2-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17 which it is presumed have been breached, as well as the facts and evidence on which this presumpt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

…y shall forward them to the department in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article L. 561-17. If this procedure is not followed, the avocat au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation or the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-7

…355-5, the application of this transitional deduction, in accordance with c of IV of Article R. 351-17. They also quantify the impact on their financial situation of the decision not to apply this tra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies

…allowance referred to in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-19

…e notice referred to in article appendix 30-18: 1° The documents referred to in article appendix 30-17 and, where applicable, the report of the merger, demerger or contribution auditor referred to in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-7

…86 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 to L. 214-24-6, the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-7, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-7

…86 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24 with the exception of 3° of II and the second sentence of V Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 214-24-3 to L. 214-24-6, the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-7, L.…

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