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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 F

…od.The completion date corresponds to the date mentioned on the declaration provided for in Article L. 462-1 of the town planning code.In the event of a merger of companies, the conversion or construc…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-21

…ghts and to holders of securities other than shares or corporate units representing the share capital. 7° Any special benefits granted to the members of the administrative, management, supervisory or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 octies

…rprises, up to a percentage at least equal to that mentioned in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 214-30 of the Monetary and Financial Code. The assets of the fund, the société de libre partenari…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 :1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7,9 to 18,21,22,29,36,38,45 and 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-5

…tion attesting to compliance with the conditions applicable to them pursuant to I and II of Article L. 3332-17-1 and Articles R. 3332-21-1 and R. 3332-21-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D775-21

…d regulation are deleted;c) The references to the national low-carbon strategy mentioned in Article L. 222-1 B of the Environment Code are deleted.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 A

…relating to a leasing contract entered into under the conditions provided for in 1 and 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated as fixed assets, depreciable or non-deprecia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-1

The condition set out in 2° of I of Article L. 3332-17-1 is met when either of the following two conditions is met: 1° Operating expenses relating to activities involved in the pursuit of social utili…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acquisition of French nationality by marriage

Article 21-4

…from the day on which the court decision admitting the legality of the declaration has become final. The foreign spouse's actual polygamous status or conviction for the offence defined in article 22…

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