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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 223

1. Legal entities and associations liable to corporation tax are required to file the declarations provided for the basis of assessment of income tax in respect of industrial and commercial profits (r…

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

Article L517-5

…533-2-3, L. 533-4-1, L. 571-4, L. 612-20 to L. 612-21, L. 612-23-1, L. 612-24 to L. 612-27, L. 612-31 to L. 612-35, L. 612-39, L. 612-40, L. 612-44 and L. 613-24 under conditions specified by order o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° bis: Young innovative companies

Article 1383 D

…x on built-up properties for a period of seven years buildings belonging to a company created until 31 December 2025 and meeting, during the reference period mentioned in article 1467 A, under the con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…hares to enable the cooperative members to hold at least 50% of the company's capital no later than 31 December of the seventh year following the year of conversion into a société coopérative de produ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

Article 1465 also applies for transactions carried out from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2023 in investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-3

…ticle 3(13) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 who fails to provide the agents referred to in Article L. 4311-6 , other than those authorised under Article L. 4314-1, with: 1° The declarations, certificates…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10a: Parallel distribution

Article R5121-136-1

…cy pursuant to Article 57 o of Regulation 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking

Article L2335-3

…ousing benefiting from a decision to grant a subsidy or subsidised loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of loans referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Bodies and operations

Article L5842-4

…ons provided for in II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-6 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 5211-7 with the exception of I bis Law no. 2018-607 of 13 July 2018L. 5211-7Law no.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-3

…d Futuna Islands", with the exception of their mention in article R. 413-1 and in 1° of article R. 431-16; 3° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the senior administrator of the Wa…

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