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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 158

…d in 6° of article 120 and 1° of I of article 125-0 A, attached to premiums paid up to 26 September 2017 and not having borne the levy provided for in 1 of II of the same Article 125-0 A, as well as a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

In the absence of an agreement provided for in article L. 2312-21, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the economic, social and environmental database provided for in article L. 231…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…for the elimination of double taxation in respect of income tax, the taxes provided for in articles 231 ter, 231 quater, 235 ter X, 235 ter ZE bis and 990 G and, for reminders of value added tax relat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…e that he is not independent or that the practice structure to which he belongs is not independent. 23. Thus, the statutory auditor does not accept an engagement or a service when the facts and circum…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

Article

…elles (Lille) ; -Etats généraux du documentaire (Lussas) ; -Festival International du documentaire (Marseille) ; -Festival du Court Métrage d'Humour (Meudon) ; -Festival International du Film Méditerr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater W

…e same code or with a lessor company belonging to the same tax group within the meaning of Article 223 A of this code as the operating company for a period of at least five years or for the normal per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…another profession. Analysis of the facts and circumstances and identification of a risk situation 23. The statutory auditor analyses all of the elements mentioned in paragraphs 16 to 22 in order to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…nematographic works gives rise to cash payments made, under the conditions provided for in articles 238 bis HE to 238 bis HM of the General Tax Code, by the companies for the financing of the cinemato…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2-1

…the audit of consolidated accounts Introduction 1. Pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditors certify, and justify their assessments, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 undecies

…he tax regime provided for in Article 8, excluding joint ventures, or a group mentioned in Articles 239 quater or 239 quater C, whose shares are held directly by companies subject to corporation tax.…

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