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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3664-1

…Metropole of Lyon depreciates its fixed assets, including those received on disposal or assignment: 1° Intangible; 2° Tangible, with the exception of road networks and installations for which deprecia…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Compulsory acts

Article 276-1

…his or her individual detention file. The meeting is held in the presence of the public prosecutor and the lawyers for all the parties, if necessary by any means of telecommunication, in order to see…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-29

The tourist tax is levied on people who are not domiciled in the commune.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-1

The provisions of this chapter apply to the companies, bodies and public establishments mentioned in articles L. 1413-1, L. 5124-2, L. 5124-7, L. 5124-8, L. 5124-9-1 as well as to their pharmaceutical…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15°: Low-cost housing

Article 138

…thholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° and 2° (Obsolete provisions); 3° The proceeds of bond loans contracted before 1 January 1965 by p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe III

Standard model of the co-undividary's agreement to the allocation by a sole trader with limited liability of undivided property to his professional activity Standard model of the co-undividary's agree…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe II

Standard model for the spouse's agreement to the allocation by the sole trader with limited liability of a common asset to his or her professional activityModel for the spouse's agreement in the event…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article Annexe I

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

Applications for cinema development projects must be accompanied by the following information and documents: 1° The identity of the applicant: surname, first name and address if the applicant is a nat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity

Article 1150

Acts performed by protected adults are governed by articles 435,465 and 494-9 without prejudice to articles 1148,1151 and 1352-4.

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