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French General Tax CodeIn force
12. Development tax.

Article 1679 nonies

Where the surface area of the construction within the meaning of 1° of article 1635 quater H and article 1635 quater I is greater than or equal to 5,000 square metres, the person liable for the develo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-4

In addition to its Chairman, the Council comprises twenty-five people: 1° Five persons representing the main philosophical and spiritual families, appointed by the President of the Republic ; 2° One m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B

Subject to the provisions of article 150-0 B ter, the provisions of article 150-0 A do not apply, in respect of the year in which the securities are exchanged, to capital gains and losses realised in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Suspensive arrangements

Article 275

I. - Taxable persons are authorised to receive or import goods free of value added tax if they are destined for a supply for export, an exempt supply under I of article 262 ter, a supply where the pla…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article L2441-2

I. - For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, Article L. 2131-1 is amended as follows:"1° In III, the words: "a multidisciplinary prenatal diagnosis centre" are replaced by the words…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

The security for claims against reinsurers referred to in article R. 332-3-3 is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Artic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

When the administration establishes that a fonds commun de placement à risques, a fonds professionnel de capital investissement or a société de libre partenariat whose rules or articles of association…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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