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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-4

…n in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article L. 351-3: 1° In 3° of article L. 312-4, the amount: "€200" is replaced by the amount: "24,000 CFP francs" and the amount: "€75,000" is replaced by the amo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-3

The following are prohibited in France, except for export abroad: the manufacture, possession and circulation for the purpose of sale, the offering for sale, the sale and offer free of charge: 1° Wine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-22

…to 647 of the New Caledonian Code of Civil Procedure or the provisions of articles 24 and 25 of deliberation no. 2001-200 AFP of 4 December 2001 on the French Polynesian Code of Civil Procedure .

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-11

The calculation rates are set at :- 15% for publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services whose total worldwide turnover excluding tax from the exploitation of cinematographic and audiovisual wor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Annual tax

Article D5141-60

…45% of the annual turnover, excluding value added tax, generated in France.The amount of tax thus obtained is rounded down to the nearest euro if necessary.The amount of this annual tax is capped at…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R122-1

The amounts of revenue or remuneration above which a sports association is required, by virtue of article L. 122-1, to form a commercial company are set at €1,200,000 and €800,000 respectively. To det…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Compensation for unpaid claims.

Article R663-41

…uros (excluding VAT). The sum levied in accordance with the provisions of article L. 663-3-1 is : 1,200 euros (excl. VAT) if the assets declared are equal to or less than 1,000 euros; 1,500 euros (exc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Manual donations

Article 757

Deeds containing either the declaration by the donee or his representatives, or the judicial recognition of a manual gift, are subject to transfer duties for no consideration. These duties are calcula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 nonies

…instituted in Article L. 52-14 of the Electoral Code finds that a political party or grouping is in breach of the obligations set out in article 11-7 of law no. 88-227 of 11 March 1988 relating to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discounts

Article A444-174

…discounts provided for in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 are granted by notaries on the proportional emoluments set out in sub-section 1 of this section in accordance wi…

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