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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…me code or to a semi-public company and having benefited from an exemption provided for in articles 1384,1384 A, in IIa of Article 1385 or acquired before 1 January 1998 with a view to their rental wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°c: Urban areas to be revitalised

Article 1383 F

…IV. V.-When the conditions required to benefit from one of the exemptions provided for in articles 1383 A, 1383 C ter, 1383 D, 1383 H or 1383 I and those provided for in this article are met, the tax…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Information for parties and third parties

Article A444-13

…with the formalities for the forced sale 20.21 € 12 Service of the sale date on the debtor 20.21 € 13 Notification to the debtor of the unavailability of the vehicle registration certificate 32.98 €…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Demolition, removal or encapsulation plan

Article R4412-133

…taminating workers and equipment;12° Procedures for managing excavated material, backfill and waste;13° Working hours and times determined in application of Articles R. 4412-118 and R. 4412-119 ; 14°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…poses and allocated to the principal dwelling belonging to the association mentioned in article L. 313-34 du code de la construction et de l'habitation or to non-trading property companies in which th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…pply to housing acquired or improved and which has benefited from an exemption pursuant to articles 1384,1384 A and 1384 B of this code, this article and article 1384 F.Also exempt from property tax o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-13

The caisse centrale de crédit coopératif is authorised to carry out all financial transactions in favour of the companies formed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, in particular to mak…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-13

The balance sheet describes the company's assets and liabilities separately, and shows shareholders' equity separately. The profit and loss account summarises the income and expenses for the financial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-13

Any creditor registered on a business may, where article L. 143-11 does not apply, request that it be put up for sale by public auction, offering to pay the principal price, excluding equipment and go…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-13

No person may be entered on the list of sworn goods brokers of a court of appeal unless he fulfils the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Union or of an…

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