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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…assets referred to in the first paragraph is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the normal remaining useful life.The benefit of the exceptional depreciation is subject to compliance with Commis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-9

By way of derogation from Article 64 of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century, prior to initiating the group action mentioned in Article L. 1134-7, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-107

…en transmitted for enforcement to the French authorities in accordance with Articles 696-66 and 764-18, subsequent to the recognition in the territory of the Republic of the European protection order.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-56

…e related expenditure is recorded in a budget annexed to the budget referred to in articles L. 5212-18 to L. 5212-21, L. 5214-23, or L. 5216-8 as appropriate. The revenues of the annexed budget includ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1411-6

…rs a public service delegation agreement to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to article L. 1411-18, attach to this referral, in addition to the full text of the act, all documents and information…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-15

…ce of offence. The characteristics of these documents are set out in the articles A. 37-16 to A. 37-18. When the official report recording the offence is drawn up in the offender's absence, a document…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-13

…te sheet which is enclosed with the consignment, in accordance with the provisions of Article A. 37-18. The fine notice form also includes information reminding the holder of the vehicle registration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-medical benefits

Article R6133-11

…ty Code are billed by the patient's healthcare establishment to the fund mentioned inarticle L. 174-18 of the Social Security Code on the billing slips mentioned inarticle R. 161-40 of the same code.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-2

…3222-5-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-46 of 22 January 2022 strengthening health crisis management tools and amending the Public Heal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

…can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that has been compl…

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