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French Public Health CodeIn force
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Article L5511-2-2

For its application in Mayotte, 2° of Article L. 5125-3 is worded as follows:" 2° The opening of a pharmacy by means of creation, if the demographic conditions provided for in Article L. 5511-3 are me…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26

Declarations of nationality made either because of marriage to a French spouse, pursuant to article 21-2, or because of the status of ascendant of a French national, pursuant to article 21-13-1, or be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Dissolution of marriage

Article 227

Marriage is dissolved: 1° By the death of one of the spouses; 2° By legally pronounced divorce.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cases of divorce

Article 229

…t to their divorce by deed under private signature countersigned by lawyers, filed with the minutes of a notary. Divorce may be granted in the event of:-either mutual consent, in the case provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219

I.-For tax calculation purposes, taxable profit is rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.The standard rate of tax is set at 25%.However:a. The net amount of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220

…olding tax to which the income from transferable securities, referred to in the articles 108 to 119,238 septies Band 1678 bis, received by the company or legal person shall be deducted from the amount…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221

…er the same conditions and subject to the same penalties as income tax (industrial and commercial profits, tax regime based on actual profits or based on the simplified regime).2 In the event of disso…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Letters of intent

Article 2322

A letter of intent is an undertaking to do or not to do with the object of supporting a debtor in the performance of his obligation to his creditor.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Classification of mortgages

Article 2420

Creditors holding the same rechargeable mortgage benefit from the rank of the registration of the agreement constituting the security. However, in their relations with each other, the date of publicat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Classification of mortgages

Article 2418

Legal, judicial and contractual mortgages only rank from the day of their registration in the real estate register, in the form and manner prescribed by law. By exception, the mortgage provided for in…

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