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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Tourist residences

Article L321-5

…t residence located in a mountain area within the meaning ofarticle 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas, may transfer the right conferred…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Estimates and contracts.

Article 1799-1

The project owner who concludes a private works contract referred to in 3° of Article 1779 must guarantee the contractor payment of the sums due when these exceed a threshold set by decree in the Cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1522

I. - The tax is established on the basis of the net income serving as the basis for the property tax, defined by Article 1388.The tax base for dwellings occupied by civil servants and civilian or mili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Special arrangements applicable to services supplied by taxable persons not established in the European Union

Article 298 sexdecies F

…pean Union in which, in accordance with Title V of Chapter 3 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax, the supplies of services are deemed to take p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…s of Article L. 561-2.This control is carried out under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-5

…rst been sorted and checked using equipment that meets the requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 1210/2010 referred to in Article R. 121-3 ; 5° A credit institution, La Poste, an electronic money instit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies governed by this law and th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-2

…n ex officio licence, mentioned in Articles L. 613-11, L. 613-15, L. 613-17, L. 613-17-1 and L. 613-19, may bring infringement proceedings if, after formal notice, the patent owner does not bring such…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

…e declaration referred to in Article L. 561-15 is confidential. Subject to the provisions ofArticle 19 of the aforementionedAct 78-17 of 6 January 1978, it is prohibited, on pain of the penalties prov…

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