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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…t the rate set in b of I of Article 219 and on income taxed under the conditions set out in Article 238 of the last financial year. Companies that are newly created or newly subject to corporation tax…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-1

I. - The preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory auditor provided for in article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates for the preparatory certificate for the duties of statutory aud…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the performance of preparations which may present a health risk

Article R5125-33-1

I.-The authorisation to carry out preparations which may present a risk to health mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 5125-1-1 is requested by the pharmacist holding the dispensary concern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-1

…benefit from a period of part-time therapeutic leave under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R. 323-3 of the Social Security Code. During the period of therapeutic part-time work, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

…benefit from a period of part-time therapeutic leave under the conditions laid down in articles L. 323-3 and R. 323-3 of the Social Security Code. During the period of therapeutic part-time work, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

…lic.Where there are several baselines, the one closest to the coast is used.II. - 1° From 1 January 2023, the rates of the communal mining royalty are set at:- €183.50 per kilogram of gold contained f…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mutual certificates

Article L322-26-9

…he policyholder's death; c) Cases provided for in the third to seventh paragraphs of article L. 132-23. For the application of these same paragraphs, the reference to the insured person is replaced by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B bis

…xcept in the cases and under the conditions set out in articles L. 214-169 to L. 214-190 and L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. In the event of a merger or other transac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-22

…TO THE FRENCH MOTOR SPORTS FEDERATION OR THE FRENCH MOTORCYCLING FEDERATION.(art. A331-22 and A331-23) DefinitionThis includes races involving tractors, combine harvesters or other motorised land veh…

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

Article 1599 quater A

…locomotive 34 957 Electrically powered vehicles Self-propelled vehicles 26 801 Electric locomotive 23 306 High-speed locomotives 40 785 Tram-train multiple units 13 403 Towed vehicles Passenger trail…

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