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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3 : Assignment of civil servants from the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale with the status of judicial police officer to the departments referred to in article 16 (4°)

Article A35

…perty on public passenger transport networks by rail cited in the second paragraph of Article R. 15-30 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-8

…2 du même code ; c) The special increase for assistance of a third party referred to in Article L. 30 bis of the Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraites and in Article 34 of Decree no. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

…give for rent or undertake to give for rent.4. The amount of the repayable advance may not exceed €30,000 per property. By way of derogation, this amount is increased to €50,000 when the advance fina…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…e 8c.7° bis (Repealed as from the date of entry into force of I of article 26 of law no. 96-1182 of 30 December 1996, JO of 31);8° Persons who, on a professional basis, carry out, directly, through an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…le 150 A bis in force before the date of promulgation of the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) or to I ter of the article 160 in the version in force before 1 January 2000 are t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3

…5 19 3 15 20 3 15,5 21 3 16 22 3 16,5 23 3 17 24 3 17,5 25 3 18 26 3 18,5 27 3 19 28 3 19,5 29 3 20 30 and over 3 20 In the event of redundancy in a company usually employing fewer than eleven employe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quinquies : Tax reduction granted for the capital financing of cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 199 unvicies

…retained within the limit of 25% of overall net income and €18,000.3. The tax reduction is equal to 30% of the sums withheld in 2.The rate mentioned in the first paragraph is increased to 36% when the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-1

…mixed financial holding company set up in the same Member State within the meaning of Article 4(1)(30) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. An…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-17

…Minister for the Economy.These funds are protected under the conditions laid down in Article L. 613-30-1 against any recourse by other creditors of the payment institution, including in the event of e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article L533-24-2

…ination was made. Class 2 and Class 3 investment firms shall apply the provisions of Article L. 533-30-8 to the remuneration paid for services provided or results obtained during the financial year fo…

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