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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-2

I.-The application form for authorisation referred to in Article R. 752-44-3, a model of which is appended to the Order of 28 June 2019 setting the content of the application form for authorisation to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 296 ter

In the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion, value added tax is levied at the reduced rate in respect of:a) Construction work on progressive social housing, financed under the conditions…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L655-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° References to the judicial court of the departmental capital are replaced by references to the court of first instance; 2° References to the Re…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-21

In order to determine whether the group Solvency Capital Requirement calculated on the basis of consolidated data in accordance with Article R. 356-19 appropriately reflects the risk profile of the gr…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-4

Direct allocations are awarded when the following conditions are met: 1° Cinematographic establishments organise an average number of film screenings per cinema equal to or greater than 400 per year d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators.

Article R811-27

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article L. 811-5, persons who have successfully completed a post-secondary course of study of at least three years' duration or of an equivalent duration on a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 217 octies

I. - For corporation tax purposes, companies may amortise, over a period of five years:1° Sums paid for cash subscriptions to the capital of innovative small or medium-sized enterprises;2° Sums paid f…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Scope of application.

Article R5132-2

The following are not subject to the provisions of this section:1° The medicinal products mentioned in article R. 5132-1 which are intended for human medicine and contain classified substances in very…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-204

For the implementation of II of Article R. 6123-140, the holder of the authorisation for home hospital care activity concludes an agreement with each of the social and medico-social establishments wit…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-2

In the six months preceding the renewal of the representatives of the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, the Board of Directors deliberates on: a) The distributi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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