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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Demergers

Article L236-24

The draft demerger shall not be submitted to the bondholders' meetings of the companies to which the assets and liabilities are transferred. However, the ordinary meeting of bondholders may give a man…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title IIa: Provisions common to direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 302 nonies

The income tax or corporation tax reliefs provided for in Articles 44 octies A, 44 terdecies, 44 quaterdecies, 44 quindecies, 44 sexdecies and 44 septdecies do not apply where one or more turnover dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Mobility vouchers

Article L3261-5

The payment referred to in articles L. 3261-3 and L. 3261-3-1 may take the form of a specific, dematerialised, prepaid payment solution called a "titre-mobilité". These vouchers are issued by a specia…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article D526-29

A standard form of waiver is approved by order of the minister responsible for the economy. If the beneficiary of the waiver is a credit institution or finance company within the meaning of Article L.…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article A123-66

Copies of the trade and companies register may be issued electronically. In this case, it is specified that only a signed document is authentic. For this issue the registrars shall comply with the pro…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-13

The repayable advance is an interest-free loan financed by the State and granted, after appraisal of the business start-up or takeover project, to one or more natural persons who undertake to include…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

1 (Repealed)1 bis (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1 January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).1 ter. The long-term capital gains or losses regime is not applicable t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies A

I. - 1. Companies meeting the conditions set out in Article 44 sexies-0 A are exempt from income tax or corporation tax on profits made in respect of the first profitable financial year or tax period,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-3

I.-By decision of their deliberative body, the communes of French Polynesia and their groupings may acquire shares or receive, as a fee, contribution shares issued by a semi-public company created by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-30

The Extraordinary General Meeting of a société par actions, or in companies which do not have one, the body which takes its place, may decide, on the basis of the report of the Board of Directors or t…

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