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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A quater

…The public establishment of intercommunal cooperation resulting from the merger pursuant to article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Local Authorities Code or, when the perimeter of the new public inter-mu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article D22-10-16

…me benefits made by the company for the benefit of its corporate officers pursuant to 4° of Article L. 22-10-9 specifies for each corporate officer the essential constituent elements of such commitmen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Chargeable event and assessment of the tax

Article 1635 quater F

…e specified in article 1635 quater G. . However, in accordance with the fourth paragraph of article L. 410-1 of the town planning code, if the authorisation is filed within eighteen months of the issu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article D533-16-1

I.-This article applies to entities subject to Article L. 533-22-1. For the credit institutions and investment firms mentioned in Article L. 511-4-3, this article applies to portfolio management activ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A ter

…nal cooperation resulting from the merger, carried out under the conditions provided for by Article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities or, when the perimeter of the new public…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ed subsequently, except in the event of the withdrawal of one or more communes pursuant to articles L. 5211-41-1, L. 5215-40-1 et L. 5216-10 du code général des collectivités territoriales, the ninth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

…n-transferable business creator share warrants issued under the conditions provided for in articles L. 228-91 and L. 228-92 of the French Commercial Code, to members of their salaried staff, to their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638-0 bis

…cooperation with additional own taxation, carried out under the conditions provided for by article L. 5211-41-3 of the General Code of Territorial Authorities, the public establishment of intercommun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…ty corresponding to classification in the second or third of the categories provided for in article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code, death, retirement or redundancy.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…dant decisions taken by the qualified majority provided for in the first paragraph of II of article L. 5211-5 du code général des collectivités territoriales, within the period provided for in I of ar…

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