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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Capacity to bid

Article R322-39

The following persons may not place bids, either themselves or through intermediaries: 1° The distrainee debtor; 2° Court officers who have intervened in any capacity whatsoever in the proceedings; 3°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468

I. - The base for the business property tax is reduced:1° For agricultural cooperatives and unions of cooperatives and agricultural collective interest companies, by half;This reduction does not apply…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-13-4

…onsible, it shall immediately inform the Autorité des marchés financiers and, if necessary, the competent authorities of the European Union AIF or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Eco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A: 1° Interest, arrears and all other income from negotiable loans contracted from the entry into…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…y, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting that…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-81

…sums distributable by a real estate investment fund in respect of a financial year are made up of :1° Distributable income relating to income earned by the fund, which is equal to the net income refe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on offering advantages

Article L1453-4

The prohibition provided for in article L. 1453-3 is applicable : 1° To persons practising a health profession regulated by this code, to osteopaths and chiropractors mentioned inarticle 75 of law no.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-37

…1 of this Article, if the applications of the said invention already made or envisaged are of a secret nature, the decisions of the court seised shall contain no mention of such a nature as to disclos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Determination of areas characterised by insufficient healthcare provision or by difficulties in access to healthcare or where the level of provision is particularly high

Article R1434-41

I. - The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall determine by order, for each profession, the areas provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 1434-4 according to the following criteria and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe II

…RATION FORM FOR A COMMERCIAL EVENT PROGRAMME HELD IN A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK(Articles L. 762-1 et R. 762-5 du code de commerce)Identification of the exhibition centre hosting the programme of eve…

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