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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 quater

I. - The rate applied to the added value mentioned in 1 of II of Article 1586 ter is calculated as follows:a) For companies with a turnover of less than €500,000, the rate is zero;b) For companies wit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 16: Medical activity

Article R6123-158

The holder of a medical authorisation for the care of children and adolescents participates in the territorial paediatric care network, which aims to strengthen cooperation in order to facilitate cont…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Compulsory tax

Article 1584 ter

…itions provided for in Article 1639 A bis, to exempt from additional tax on registration duties or land registration tax transfers, other than the first transfer, of each of the units in non-trading p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-158

…d shares. When shares are registered in an account in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 211-1 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, the cancellation of the shares is recorded by a tr…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Equipment

Article A322-158

With the exception of jumps defined in 3° of article A. 322-150 where the student is equipped with a passenger harness specifically designed for the activity, no jump may be made if the skydiver is no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-158

The provisions set out in articles R. 4624-19 and R. 4624-20 of the Labour Code are applicable to civil servants, practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1 and public sector contract workers…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance

Article D5134-158

State aid is paid from the creation of the adult relay post for the periods during which the post is actually occupied. In the case of part-time employment, it is paid in proportion to the working tim…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special provisions for people with disabilities

Article A212-158

…eople applying for a sports educator's certificate is chaired by the person in charge of employment and training at the Ministry of Sport, or his/her representative.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-158

…tions financières de professions libérales constituées, en application du titre IV de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérales soumi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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