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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 septdecies

…l tax on personal watercraft mentioned in article L. 423-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services. 3° To the application of customs duties, or any other tax payable on importation, to goods transp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-39

…asons provided for in articles 695-9-39 to 695-9-42, the departments and units mentioned in Article R. 695-9-31 shall inform the competent department of the requesting State. In the case provided for…

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

Article 217 septdecies

…allocate a special solvency reserve account up to the amount of taxable income for the financial year. These allocations are deductible up to:- 60% of taxable income for the financial year beginning i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 sexies

…1-9 and in II of article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code are attached, for the purposes of determining the income taxable for income tax or corporation tax respectively, to the financial year…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…in one year when the facility does not fall into the above categories, exceeds certain thresholds set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat;3 (paragraph repealed with effect from 1st January 2005) ;4 (Repe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…igitisation of theatrical performances of dramatic works mentioned in III of this article if they meet the following cumulative conditions: 1° they are responsible for the performance, in particular a…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 sexies

In accordance with articles L. 114-16-1 to L. 114-16-3 of the Social Security Code, customs officers are authorised to communicate and receive any documents or information useful in combating social s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVII: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies) authorised to offer financial securities to the public

Article 239 septies

…s de placement immobilier) with a purpose in line with that defined in Article L. 214-114 of the Monetary and Financial Code and authorised to make a public offer of financial securities under the con…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 septies

…le 266 sexies ;1a. The shipment of waste on the date shown on the tracking document sent to the competent authorities of the country of dispatch in application of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the E…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 sexies

…on in force.II - They may not provide information which would reveal a business or professional secret or the disclosure of which would be likely to undermine public security or order.However, financi…

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