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Showing 110 of 19020 articles for Art. 5° bis

French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 septies

I. - Companies placed under one of the regimes provided for by 5 bis, 5 ter and 7 to 7 ter of Article 38, Article 38 septies, IIa of Article 208 C and articles 151 octies, 151 octies A, 151 octies B,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-34-2

…n pursuant to Articles L. 382-3 and L. 383-1 of the French Insurance Code and Article L. 612-33 and 5° bis or 5° ter of Article L. 631-2-1 of this Code which lead to the prohibition or restriction of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 268

…ing plot, or a transaction mentioned in 2° of 5 of article 261 for which the option provided for in 5° bis of article 260, if the acquisition by the transferor did not give rise to a right to deduct v…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-303

…me way when the status of craftsman or artisan d'art is awarded in accordance with articles 5 and 5 bis of Decree no. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 on craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Primary care general practitioners and primary or secondary care specialists.

Article L4130-1

…g of chronic illnesses, in cooperation with the other professionals involved in the patient's care; 5° Ensuring that the information provided by the various healthcare professionals is summarised;5° b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260

…person, except where the lease mentions the option by the lessor (1). 3° (Repealed); 4° (Repealed); 5° Persons who grant a lease referred to in 1° bis of article 261 D; 5° bis Persons who carry out a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2623-1

…rds: "outside the territory of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "in a third country"; 5° The first paragraph of Article L. 2353-1 reads as follows: "Defence or security contracts are awa…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-85

…of the persons responsible for the sporting, medical and social supervision of the young athletes; 5° The nature of the school, general or vocational education or university training available to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-3

…for gold, silver and platinum, current foreign metal coins, foreign collector coins and decorations;5° To conserve, protect, restore and present to the public its historic collections and to enhance t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: The oath

Article 1384

The oath may be referred by one party to the other, as a decisory matter, in order to make the judgment of the case depend on it. It may also be referred ex officio by the judge to one of the parties.

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