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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-35

The creation of the pharmacy's e-commerce website for medicinal products provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 5125-33 is subject to the existence of the licence referred to in article L.…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Compensation paid in the event of force majeure

Article A444-50

The allowances, paid to municipal councillors, municipal officials, gendarmerie authorities or witnesses, mentioned in e and g of 3° of I of article Annexe 4-8 are as follows: 1° For being present at…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-6

Refugee status shall not be granted to a person who falls within one of the exclusion clauses provided for in sections D, E or F of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951.The same section…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to travel agencies and tour operators.

Article L421-4

The rules relating to the scope and basis of assessment of the value added tax applicable to services provided by travel agents and tour operators are set out in articles 262 bis and 263 of the French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 I

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duties acquisitions by mutual pension societies for veterans and victims of war who benefit from the St…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-4-1

The Competition Authority issues an opinion to the Minister of Justice, who is its guarantor, on the freedom of establishment of notaries and judicial commissioners. It makes recommendations to improv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6 : Tax paid by electronic payment

Article 1681 septies

1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1681 quinquies and 1 of article 1681 sexies, corporation tax as well as taxes recovered under the same conditions, the business property tax (cotisation fon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 164 B

I. The following are considered as French source income: a. Income from real estate located in France or rights relating to such real estate; b. Income from French transferable securities and all othe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy and medical physics professions

Article L4422-8

For the application of article L. 4232-1 in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna islands, section E is composed of all pharmacists practising their profession in the overseas departments, Saint-Pier…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to travel agencies and tour operators.

Article D421-4

The terms and conditions for the application of e of 1 of article 266 of the General Tax Code, cited in article L. 421-4, relating to the liability to value added tax of transactions carried out by tr…

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