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Showing 39313940 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies C

…the deduction is subject to compliance with Article 36 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 General Tax CodeIn force
20°: Tax reduction for donations made by individuals

Article 200

…education establishments and consular higher education establishments mentioned in l'article L. 711-17 of the Commercial Code for their initial and continuing vocational training and research activiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XX: Tax on financial transactions

Article 235 ter ZD

…e, that its acquisition gives rise to a transfer of ownership, within the meaning of Article L. 211-17 of the same code, and that this security is issued by a company whose registered office is locate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

…smises par décès, entre vifs ou, en pleine propriété, à un fonds de pérennité mentionné à l'article 177 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses if th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-38

…eligible instruments, the timetable for implementation of this requirement by the person concerned; 17° A description of the main systems and operations enabling the continuous functioning of the oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and scope of application

Article L612-1

…rmance of its duties, without being bound by the professional secrecy referred to in Article L. 612-17.With regard to credit institutions, financial holding companies and mixed financial holding compa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

…mpliance with the retention condition following a merger or demerger within the meaning of article 817 A, the tax advantage mentioned in 1 of this I granted in respect of the current year and the year…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R313-8

…be completed with the applicable legal information, as provided for in the Article 32 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 and articles R. 123-237 et seq. of the French Commercial Code]In accordance wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…ate the existence of incentives or pressure to commit fraud or that offer the opportunity to do so. 17. Where the auditor performs analytical procedures to obtain an understanding of the entity, the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-28

…riod that are likely to affect the relevance of the information gathered. Interview with management 17. The statutory auditor shall discuss, principally with the members of management responsible for…

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