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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

I. - A tax is introduced on capital gains realised under the conditions provided for in articles 150 U and 150 UB to 150 UD by natural persons or companies or groupings covered by articles 8 to 8 ter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies E

…iable debt or capitalisation securities or contracts, issued or entered into on or after 1 January 1993, the difference between the sums or values receivable, whatever their nature, with the exception…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-151

…ies, according to the following scale:Base rates Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.645% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.905% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.617% Over €30,000 0.452%

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B nonies

In urban communities, the deliberative councils may decide, by a majority of two-thirds of the communes representing half of the population or half of the communes representing two-thirds of the popul…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4 : The impossibility for French nationals established outside France to celebrate their marriage abroad

Article 171-9

As an exception to articles 74 and 165, where the future spouses of the same sex, at least one of whom has French nationality, have their domicile or residence in a country that does not authorise mar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Work requiring the use of work equipment

Article D4153-28

I.-It is forbidden to assign young people to work involving the use or maintenance of : 1° Machines mentioned in article R. 4313-78, regardless of when they were first put into service ; 2° Machinery…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Closure of the pharmaceutical record

Article R1111-20-9

The pharmaceutical record is closed by the Conseil national de l'ordre des pharmaciens when the holder so requests under the conditions set out in article R. 1111-20-6. When the Conseil national de l'…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Obligations to declare the transfer of medicinal products used in veterinary medicine

Article R5141-151

I.-The pharmacists mentioned in article L. 5143-2 declare, for sales of veterinary medicinal products containing one or more antibiotic substances or medicinal products for human use containing one or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-9

The effects on French nationality of the accession to independence of former overseas departments or territories of the Republic are determined in Chapter VII of this Title..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 sexies

…liberal activity is calculated, if the property sold has been included in the taxpayer's private assets for part of the time elapsed since its acquisition, in accordance with the rules of articles 150…

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