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French General Tax CodeIn force
0A: General provisions

Article 718 bis

When effected by deed executed abroad, transfers of holdings in legal entities with a preponderance of real estate assets as defined in 2° of I of Article 726 are subject to registration duty under th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432 bis

Natural persons guilty of the offences provided for in articles 414, 414-2 and 459 are liable to the following additional penalties:1° Prohibition, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-27 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 196 bis

The situation to be taken into account is that existing on 1 January of the year of taxation. However, in the year of the occurrence or cessation of one or more of the events or conditions mentioned i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1857

With regard to third parties, the partners are indefinitely liable for the company's debts in proportion to their share in the company's capital on the due date or on the date of cessation of payments…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1860

If one of the shareholders is declared bankrupt, goes bankrupt personally, has his assets liquidated or is wound up by court order, unless the other shareholders unanimously decide to dissolve the com…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1859

All actions against non-liquidating partners or their heirs and assigns shall be barred after five years from the publication of the dissolution of the company.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Partners' commitments to third parties.

Article 1858

Creditors may not pursue payment of corporate debts against a partner unless they have first unsuccessfully sued the legal entity.

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

Article 206

…municipal are subject to corporation tax;11. (repealed as from the date of entry into force of loi n° 2002-73 du 17 janvier 2002).

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 20

A child who is French by virtue of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to have been French from birth, even if the existence of the conditions required by law for the attribution of French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1672 bis

1. Companies and legal persons are prohibited from bearing the amount of withholding tax relating to: 1° Dividends and other income distributed to members, shareholders and unit holders or to members…

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