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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-36

Each test is marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is subject to the coefficient laid down for the corresponding test. Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average of the marks obt…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Management of copyright and related rights by an organisation

Article R323-5

The designation provided for in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 132-20-1, in the second paragraph of I of Article L. 132-20-3, in the third paragraph of I of Article L. 132-20-4, in the second…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16-1

Articles 20-1 to 20-3 of Decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 on the competence of public archive services and cooperation between administrations for the collection, preservation and communication o…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-7

I. - The members of the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund shall provide it with the financial resources necessary to carry out its duties as set out in Article L. 312-4, both for the mechanisms fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 195

1. By way of derogation from the foregoing provisions, the taxable income of single, divorced or widowed taxpayers who do not have any children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-10

I.-The services listed under numbers 39 to 84 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Service number the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7)…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required

Article A321-19

Admission is decided by the selection board if the average of the marks obtained by the candidate in all the eligibility and admission tests is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.The mark obtained i…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1400

I. - Subject to the provisions of Articles 1403 and 1404, all property, whether built or unbuilt, must be taxed in the name of the current owner.II. - When a property is encumbered by usufruct or leas…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Qualifying conditions

Article A742-17

The oral examinations are held in open session. They are marked from 0 to 20. Each mark is assigned a coefficient of 2.Admission is decided by the selection board on the basis of the average obtained…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1604

I. - A tax calculated on the same basis as property tax on undeveloped properties is levied for the benefit of establishments in the network defined in article L. 510-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishi…

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