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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rural development

Article 1021

…ns, reports, extracts, copies, grosses ou expéditions relating to procedural acts to which the application of articles L. 152-7 to L. 152-10 and L. 152-13 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime (Ru…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rural development

Article 1022

The provisions of I of article 1045 are applicable to disputes relating to the compensation mentioned in Article L. 152-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code to which the institution of the easemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-13

Titles V and VI of Book II of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the following adaptations:a) The following sentence is added to article L. 1251-1 : "An agreeme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-15-1

…le R. 663-15-1, the emolument due to the plan execution commissioner, in respect of the work he has carried out in connection with new cash contributions provided for in the third paragraph of Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1 and 223-9 for the distribution of previously unreleased works other than those mentioned in articles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1127

No tax shall be levied on free allocations of shares made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-1

…eclarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capacity of the signing legal representative 2. Purpose of the declaration Requests that the income…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1751-1

…favour of the other partner. The lessor is summoned to the proceedings. The judge assesses the application in consideration of the social and family interests of the parties.

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

Article 1394

…These include:gardens adjoining public buildings and hospices referred to in 1° of article 1382;the Paris plant garden, the botanical gardens of the départements, their nurseries and those made on beh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15-1

The organisations issuing the training qualifications mentioned in article L. 4311-15 send these qualifications to the service or organisation mentioned in article L. 4311-15 in the form of certified…

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