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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special schemes for trade and industry

Article 699

…ncession or lease with a view to rationalising their exploitation and increasing their productivity benefit from the tax regime laid down by Article 708, provided that the exchange deed expressly stat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special schemes for trade and industry

Article 700

…h of article L. 312-11 of the French Mining Code concerning the transfer to the class of mines of substances previously subject to the legal quarrying regime, exchanges of ownership rights or exploita…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Conditions for application of the special regime for mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article 817 A

…article 816, of II of article 816 A and Article 817, in particular the definition of partial contributions of assets, mergers or transactions comparable, within the meaning of the Directive of 9 Apri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Statements of expenses. Indication of the amount of duties paid to the Treasury

Article 865

Statements of costs drawn up by lawyers, bailiffs, court clerks, notaries commissioned must show separately, in a special column and for each disbursement, the amount of duties of any kind paid to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Informing the parties of the existence of sanctions. Affirmation of sincerity

Article 864

…e or a deed of sale, exchange or division or a deed for the transfer of the right to a lease or the benefit of a promise to lease relating to all or part of an immovable property is required to inform…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Informing the parties of the existence of sanctions. Affirmation of sincerity

Article 863

…exchange or division is required to inform the parties of the existence of the penalties laid down by articles 850 and 1837. Express mention of this information is made in the deed.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-21

If the application is dismissed, the appellant shall be ordered to pay the costs, unless the commission relieves him of them in whole or in part. The commission's decision shall entail compulsory exec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-22

…handed down the decision to dismiss, acquit or acquit. A copy of the decision is also sent to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-16

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-14

…aph of article R. 40-13, the chairman of the committee shall appoint a rapporteur from among the members of the committee.

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