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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article L750-1-1

In accordance with the guidelines defined in Article L. 750-1, the Government shall ensure the balanced development of the various forms of commerce by contributing to the revitalisation of local comm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZH

…d, for sports betting organised and operated under the conditions set by I of article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à la croissance et la transformation des entreprises et pour les…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-6

…132-9-2) TOTAL AMOUNT and number of contracts for which the policyholder has been identified as deceased (article L. 132-9-2) AMOUNT of capital paid out/number of contracts paid out (article L. 132-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory.

Article R123-105

…ation shall be filed within one month of their date after, where applicable, publication of the notice provided for in Article R. 210-9 or to the article 24 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relatin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6472-1

…e that is compulsory for départements and regions is compulsory for the local authority, with the exception of expenditure that does not fall within its remit pursuant to I of article LO 6414-1, and a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article R741-5

…of the forms authorised by Article L. 743-12, or an associative form. This group is responsible for centralising calls and directing them to the relevant registry. The registrars may, under the same c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Military personnel serving with foreign armies

Article D4062-2

…for a foreign army meets the following conditions: 1° He/she is legally resident and working in France; 2° He/she is physically and mentally fit to perform the duties required for the training he/she…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-2

…authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legislative or regulatory text.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-8

…the per capita inter-municipality grant for the Greater Paris metropolitan area is equal to that received the previous year. The reductions provided for in Article L. 5211-28 apply to the inter-munic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 200 A

1. The income tax due by natural persons domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of Article 4 B in respect of the income, net gains, profits, distributions, capital gains and receivabl…

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