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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-3

The mandatory deposit accounts allocated to the various categories of funds may not be used for cash withdrawals, to make payment or credit cards available or to hold any direct debit authorisation. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-5

Interest obtained in respect of provisions for court-appointed experts is paid to the Registrar of the Commercial Courts into the Office's business bank account. Those obtained in respect of sequestra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-2

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations provides a daily statement of account to the clerk of the commercial courts. This statement shows the mandatory deposit account number, the previous balance, the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article A822-34

…a) The company name, legal form and registration number of the company; b) The address of the registered office; c) The names and business addresses of the partners or shareholders, the members of th…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies A

…in suspension of the general tax on polluting activities.To this end, the purchaser draws up, no later than the date of invoicing, a certificate in duplicate certifying that the product is intended t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-5-2

…torates of Public Finance shall be responsible for recovering fines, penalties and confiscations in terms of value for which the Directorate-General of Public Finance is competent pursuant to Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AH

…he date on which they are put into service. The first paragraph applies to small and medium-sized enterprises, within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring ce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 A

…nt the depreciation period in use in each type of industry. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat sets the terms and conditions of degressive depreciation.Degressive depreciation rates are obtained by multip…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

…factured by companies from 1 January 1977 that appear on a list drawn up by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Industry; b. (obsolete); 3° (obsolete); The provisions set o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AB

…and renewable energy production equipment that appear on a list drawn up by joint order of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Industry, acquired or manufactured before 1 January 2011 may…

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