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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

I. Capital gains realised on fixed assets are subject to the regime of articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies.The long-term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is appl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640

I. - The new municipality or, by concerted deliberations of principle taken before 1st October of the year preceding that of its creation, the municipalities and, where applicable, the public establis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-1

…of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, and their owner is not domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 102 of the Civi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Materials in contact with water

Article R1321-48

…oduct conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011, products approved in accordance with the specific minimum health safety requirements meet the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

…guarantee, an allocation equal to 90% in 2012,75% in 2013 and 50% in 2014 of the amount received in 2011.From 2012, the allocation for an eligible commune may be neither less than 90% nor more than 12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…raph of II and the first paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-26 do not apply; 9° In Article L. 1333-27, the words: "pursuant to Articles L. 4121-1 et seq. of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health and the environment

Article L1533-1

…II and the first paragraph of III of Article L. 1333-26 are not applicable; 10° In Article L. 1333-27, the words: "in application of Articles L. 4121-1 et seq. of the Labour Code" are replaced by the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

…ppropriate advertising of policyholders referred to in the second paragraph of II of article L. 132-27-2 is organised by Caisse des dépôts et consignations on the basis of information communicated by…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…r cinemas opened since 1 January 2019 or for those mentioned in the second paragraph of article 916-27, on the basis of a forecast amount of revenue corresponding to usual activity estimated by the op…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…ect to a disqualification order, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article 131-27 du code pénal, from exercising a commercial or industrial profession, or from directing, administ…

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