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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

I. - Capital gains realised up to a date to be set by decree (1), but no earlier than 1 January 1972, by companies subject to income tax as industrial and commercial profits or corporation tax, on the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R356-57-1

For the purposes of the second paragraph of Article L. 356-23, events presenting one of the following characteristics are at least considered as major events within the meaning of Article L. 355-5: a)…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

The clerk of the commercial court or of the judicial court shall request the keeper of the National Register of Companies, via the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1, to enter the following inf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-2

…g the administrative staff of the chambers of commerce and industry referred to in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the admini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical project and shared care project

Article R6132-3

I.-The shared medical project defines the medical strategy of the regional hospital grouping.It includes, in particular, with regard to the care sectors identified as priorities:1° Medical objectives…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-48

…the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, or if this decision is no longer in force. II. - The authorisation of a branch of a third-coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…of the public establishment within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of article 46 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012. For the first year for which the public insti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-6

…on outdoor advertising carried out on all or part of the territory of a commune prior to 1 January 2012 continue to apply. The metropolis of Lyon may decide to institute the local tax on outdoor adve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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