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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-13

For the application of Articles L. 6211-19, L. 6222-2, L. 6222-3 and L. 6223-4, the total number of medical biology examinations is obtained, for each laboratory, by adding together the number of unit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 octies C

I. - Capital gains generated by a company on the exchange of a property with the State, a local authority, a competent public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a public establishment or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-17

I.-The contract may provide for penalties to be imposed on the supplier in the event of non-performance of contractual commitments. It must allow for a sufficient margin of error in relation to the vo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R326-1

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under Article L. 134-3, if it:1° Demonstrates, through the composition of its deliberative and management bodies,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1407

I. - Council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling is due:1° For all furnished premises allocated to residential use other than those allocated to th…

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

Article 1609 B

In French Guiana and the Department of Mayotte, a special equipment tax is introduced for the benefit of public establishments created pursuant to Article L. 321-36-1 of the town planning code.This ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1663 C

1. The advance payment calculated by the tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the proc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-3-1

I.-If a foreign investment has been made without prior authorisation, the Minister responsible for the economy shall take one or more of the following measures: 1° Injunction to the investor to file a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-3

A public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply 1° Adverse event, any noxious occurrence in a person who undergoes research involving the human person, whether or not this occu…

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