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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Respective scope of application of registration duty and land registration tax

Article 662

Subject to special provisions, the following are liable to registration duties:1° When they do not give rise to the merged formality, the deeds referred to in 1 of article 635 ;2° The acts referred to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D4622-31

The inter-company committee or the inspection commission is consulted on the organisation and operation of the occupational health and safety service, in particular on : 1° The budget and the implemen…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-9

Article L. 331-6 of the Education Code sets out the rules governing the preparation of pupils in secondary education establishments with a view to practising sporting excellence, reaching the highest…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-3

Section 5 of Chapter IV of Title III of Book I of this Part only applies in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in t…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Complaints, applications and attachments

Article R4234-12

The complaints referred to in article R. 4234-1 and requests shall be submitted by any means, including dematerialised means, giving a date certain of their receipt. They must, on pain of inadmissibil…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Distance supply of consumer financial services

Article L343-2

Where the remote provision of financial services to a consumer is preceded by canvassing within the meaning of article L. 341-1, article L. 341-12 applies in place of article L. 222-5 of the Consumer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Neighbourhood noise.

Article R1337-7

Any person who makes a particular noise, other than those covered by article R. 1337-6, that is likely to cause a nuisance to the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood or to human health under the cond…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Natural sweet wines

Article 416

The designation of "vin doux naturel" is reserved for wines whose production is traditional and customary:Vinified directly by the harvesting producers and made exclusively from their harvests of musc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-8

Unless expressly stated otherwise in the authorisation to open provided for in Article R. 5124-6, a pharmaceutical establishment benefiting from an authorisation granted under 5° of Article R. 5124-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Counting of votes and declaration of results

Article R7343-53

After the close of the ballot, the members of the polling station open the electronic ballot box publicly by activating the keys referred to in article R. 7343-50. The ballot box may only be opened if…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
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