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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1453

Drivers and coachmen who own one or two carriages that they drive and manage themselves are exempt from business property tax, provided that the two carriages are not used simultaneously, that they ha…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-1-3

The period of leave provided for in 3° bis of article L. 3142-1 begins to run, at the employee's choice, either during the seven-day period preceding the child's arrival at home, or on the day the chi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-3

…Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.Article L. 3353-4 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Isla…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R152-1

…llowing provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R153-1

…e following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-57

…of the clerk of the commercial court.In addition, the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers may be appoin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Interventional radiology activities

Article R6123-170

The holder of the authorisation for category A has a scanner and an ultrasound scanner on site. The holder of the authorisation for categories B and C has access to : 1° On-site access to a scanner an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-2

…mission; 5° Representatives of staff other than those mentioned in 4° ; 6° A qualified personality; 7° A user representative. The categories mentioned in 4° and 5° have an equal number of members; the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 B

The tax credit for research expenditure defined in article 244 quater B is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter B (1). (1) See also…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1694 bis

…ay the taxes covered by this scheme are determined under the conditions provided for in article L. 171-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services.

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