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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…ax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas is levied within the territorial limits of the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments.II.-.The tax is paya…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
New regulatory part

Article Annexe à l'article R314-3

PART I: Basic equation expressing the equivalence of loans, on the one hand, and repayments and charges, on the other. The basic equation, which defines the annual percentage rate of charge (APR), exp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 septdecies

I.-Music publishing companies, within the meaning of Article L. 132-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the expenses mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

The following constitutes a breach subject to a financial penalty: 1° The fact, for the manufacturer of a device mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Scope and definitions

Article L511-1

I.-The distribution of insurance or reinsurance is the activity which consists of providing recommendations on insurance or reinsurance contracts, presenting, proposing or assisting in the conclusion…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 194

I. The number of units to be taken into account for the division of taxable income provided for in Article 193 is determined in accordance with the following provisions: FAMILY STATUS NUMBER OF UNITS…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 octodecies

…d in articles 274 and 275 of the Civil Code over a period, in accordance with the divorce agreement by mutual consent taking the form of an act under private signature countersigned by lawyers, filed…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

I.-On receipt of the interested party's observations, the Agency may ask him to provide additional information and documents within a time limit that it shall determine and may submit these observatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for the extension of agreements.

Article L2261-22

I.-In order to be extended, the branch agreement concluded at national level must contain clauses relating to the determination of the rules for negotiation and conclusion, as provided for in articles…

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