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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

I.-A.-Industrial, commercial and agricultural companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies and 44 terdecies to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640

I. - The new municipality or, by concerted deliberations of principle taken before 1st October of the year preceding that of its creation, the municipalities and, where applicable, the public establis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-165-1

…l the undertakings included in the same scope of consolidation within the meaning of Articles 2 and 22 of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annu…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-7

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article A311-6

…up to which it belongs, so as to achieve the resolution objectives mentioned in I of Article L. 311-22, in particular with regard to the nature of these measures and the organisation of the person con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…dures laid down in Articles L. 6211-2, L. 6211-7 to L. 6211-9, L. 6211-11 to L. 6211-20 and L. 6211-22; 3° Invoicing, by a medical biology laboratory, for medical biology tests in breach of Article L.…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ge fees for card-related payment transactions; 21° Section 1 of Chapter I of Title II of this Book; 22° Articles L. 541-9-2, L. 541-9-3 and L. 541-15-9 of the Environment Code; 23° Of article L. 541-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…t to taxation. Mobile radio stations built in mountain areas between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 are not subject to this tax. Mobile radio stations that mobile radio operators are obliged to i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

I. - With effect from 2020, a budget allocation is introduced for municipalities with a significant proportion of their territory classified as a Natura 2000 site or included in a national park or wit…

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