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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special payment rules

Article L224-20

…ons of articles 154 bis and 154 bis-0 A or 163 quatervicies of the General Tax Code. This option is exercised at the latest when the payment is made to the plan manager and is irrevocable. In the abse…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-20

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 M

…ntioned in 1 of this article applies to the joint income of the tax household. 5. The option may be exercised and terminated at any time. The individualised rates apply no later than the third month f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declared funds.

Article R214-205

…214-154. II. - Notwithstanding the first paragraph of I of article R. 214-44, progressive capital calls may be paid up after the end of the lock-up period. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of III…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 C

I. - Listed property investment companies are defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rights of the holder of the pharmaceutical dossier

Article R1111-20-4

The holder of the pharmaceutical record may exercise the right of access to data concerning him or her provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 200 A

…n the basis of assessment for the overall net income defined in article 158. This overall option is exercised when the declaration provided for in article 170 is filed, and at the latest before the de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 quaterdecies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of l'article 4 B who acquire a home used as their main residence, either directly or through a company not subject to corporation…

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

Article 205 B

…ithin the meaning of 2° of VI of Article 212 bis, an undertaking over whose management the taxpayer exercises significant influence or an undertaking that exercises significant influence over the taxp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2-1

The courts and magistrates mentioned in Article 706-17 may ask specialist assistants, appointed under the conditions set out in Article 706, to take part, in accordance with the procedures laid down i…

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