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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

I.-The beneficiary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-13

I.-The joint fund allocates its credits : 1° Equally between employee trade union organisations, on the one hand, and professional employers' organisations, on the other hand, in respect of the missio…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 441-3

To be eligible for support for authorship, authors must provide proof of:1° Writing or directing a work that has been supported by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée;2° Artistic experi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

The certificate of aptitude provided for in Article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates under Article R. 822-2 must submit their application, together with all official documents proving their…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-47

The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may, by a reasoned decision setting out the appeal procedures and deadlines, automatically vary, suspend…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

1. The parent company tax regime, as defined in Article 216, is applicable to companies and other bodies subject to corporation tax at the standard rate which hold equity interests satisfying the foll…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

1. The rates of the tax referred to in article 266 sexies are set as follows :A-0.-The authorisations mentioned in each of the rows of the tables in the second paragraph of a and b of A of this 1 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

Companies that build or have built, before 1 January 2016, buildings for industrial or commercial use for the needs of their business in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in Article 1465 A may, u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXI : Family tax credit

Article 244 quater F

I. - 1. Companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of expenditure intended to finance the creation and operation of establishments mentioned in the…

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