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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of industrial and commercial profits

Article 35

…furnished residential premises;6° Adjudicataires, concessionaires and fermiers de droits communaux;7° Members of ship co-ownerships mentioned in Article 8c.7° bis (Repealed as from the date of entry…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5 Order no. 2003-1212 of 18 December 2003 L. 1523-1 law n…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…ersons in the trades and crafts sector mentioned in the article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat ; 4° Les personnes ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-46

…n of the departmental service existing until the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, réunie en formation limitée aux représentants d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

…2° bis The voluntary national police operational reserve mentioned in 3° and 4° of article L. 411-7 of the Internal Security Code; 3° The civic reserve referred to in Article 1 of Law No. 2017-86 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1115

…ansfers of rights or property into a trust estate and outright contributions made as from 1 January 1996 are not considered as sales.For resales consisting of sales by lots triggering the right of pre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article A123-80-4

…icle L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of the article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades, a statement on honour cert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-2

…hority"; 2° In 4° of Article R. 3512-2, the words: "as defined by Decree No. 96-1136 of 18 December 1996 laying down the safety requirements for collective play areas" are deleted; 3° In Article R. 35…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1461

…he same code in respect of activities falling within the operations listed in 14° of 1 of article 207; 7° Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157

…ode with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies gove…

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