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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis A

I. - 1. Subject to international conventions, capital gains, as defined in e bis and e ter of I of l'article 164 B, realised by the persons and bodies mentioned in 2 of I when disposing of the propert…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article D533-16-1

I.-This article applies to entities subject to Article L. 533-22-1. For the credit institutions and investment firms mentioned in Article L. 511-4-3, this article applies to portfolio management activ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by this title may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictl…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Right of communication specific to the customs administration.

Article 65

1° Customs officers with at least the rank of controller may demand to see papers and documents of any kind relating to operations of interest to their department, whatever their medium;a) in railway…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-1

I. - Only the following may act as UCITS depositories: 1° The Banque de France ; 2° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations ; 3° Credit institutions having their registered office in France; 4° Credit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 195

1. By way of derogation from the foregoing provisions, the taxable income of single, divorced or widowed taxpayers who do not have any children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-3

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of article L. 4311-2 is, for the practice of the profession of nurse responsible for general care :1° Either the French state nurse's dipl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

I.-Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, partially or total…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

I.-The territorial collectivity of Corsica benefits from the following tax resources:1° The taxes provided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Cod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER (R).

Article R2151-1

I. - The persons taken into account in the population categories defined below are persons residing in the dwellings of a municipality, those residing in communities as defined in V and VI of this art…

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