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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1044 A

The handover of goods to autonomous seaports, defined in

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-26

Admission is decided on the basis of the average obtained by the candidate in the written and oral tests, provided that this average is greater than or equal to 10..

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1461 A

The assets allocated to the public service missions of territorial professional health communities are exempt from business property tax, when their health project is validated under the conditions pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article A713-6

Where electronic voting is used, the campaign expenses reimbursed to candidates pursuant to article R. 713-12 include the cost of the paper and printing of the circulars, where the election organising…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article A231-2

The questionnaire relating to the state of health of the minor athlete provided for in article D. 231-1-4-1 is shown in appendix II-23.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article A623-1

The environmental report provided for in article L. 623-1 is drawn up in accordance with the headings set out in Annex 6-1 to the present book.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Annexes to article D3512-9-5

Article Annexe II

INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY LABORATORIES IN THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF APPROVAL The application for renewal of approval must include the following information and documents:1. Upda…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124 A

Profits realised by taxpayers who make deferred investments constitute debt income subject to income tax under the conditions set out in articles 125 and 125 A.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to declare

Article A322-5

When changes are made to the facilities of a swimming pool or bathing area, these must be declared in accordance with the procedure laid down in article A. 322-4.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article A232-1

The currency used for the corporate income tax report provided for in Article L. 232-6 is that used to prepare the company's annual financial statements.

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