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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Transfer of ownership of movable property for valuable consideration

Article 732 ter

…purposes of calculating registration duties in the event of a transfer of full ownership of a craft business, a business, an agricultural business or the customer base of a sole proprietorship or shar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 G

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt fr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 H

I. - When located in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte or La Réunion, unbuilt properties classified in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 M

I. - Communes and their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a general deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1672

1. The withholding tax provided for in 1 of Article 119 bis shall be paid by the person making the distribution, who shall be responsible for withholding the amount from the sums paid to the beneficia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1663

1. The direct taxes, products and assimilated taxes, referred to in the present code, are payable thirty days after the date on which the assessment is levied.2. Moving outside the jurisdiction of the…

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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 R152-2

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° The references to the departmental council are replaced by the reference to the territorial council of Saint-Barthélemy; 2° The references to t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-3

In the cases provided for in articles 515-9 and 515-13 of the Civil Code, the matter shall be referred to the court by an application delivered or addressed to the registry. In addition to the particu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VI: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide Community services

Article A362-2

I. - The information required under article L. 362-2 must be written in French and include the following information: a) The name and address of the company's registered office ; b) A list of the line…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-2

…7/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, under the conditions specified by the provisions of this Part. In this capacity, the agency shall in particular: 1° The tasks provi…

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