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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…f the building under a leasing contract, the amount of the capital gain on the sale of the building may be spread equally over the financial years ending during the term of the leasing contract, witho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-106

…pulaires or by one or more institutions belonging to the networks mentioned in the first paragraph, may be affiliated to it under the conditions set out in article L. 511-31 of this code. The represen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 H

…inter vivos, made in full ownership and evidenced by a notarised deed signed between 1 January and 31 December 2015, of building land defined in 1° of 2 of I of Article 257 are exempt from free trans…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

…he meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered office. It shall be listed and initialled, either by a ju…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-2-1

…ent of his Public Prosecutor's Office, provided for in the second paragraph of article 39-1, before 31 January of the year following the year to which they relate. The information contained in these t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Notices of default and payment orders

Article A444-15

…0 to €304 5.60% From €305 to €912 2.80% From €913 to €3040 1.40% Over €3040 0.28%The initiation fee may only be levied once in connection with the recovery of the same debt.It is payable by the debtor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-10

…145-13 to R. 6145-18 and in compliance with the conditions set out in article R. 6145-11.The budget may, where necessary, be the subject of amending decisions set by the Director, either on his own in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion and remuneration

Article D6152-913

…es R. 6152-916, R. 6152-917 and R. 6152-918, payment of this bonus is maintained for a period which may not exceed three months. This period is extended to six months in the event of sick leave grante…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to judicial supervision

Article R61-35

…of judicial supervision, the dangerousness assessment provided for by articles 763-10 and R. 61-11 may replace the expert appraisal provided for by l'article 723-31. The one-year time limit provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-17

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, on his own initiative or at the request of the Prefect, have additional analyses carried out at the expense of the person responsible for the pr…

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