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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The National Supporters' Forum

Article D224-4

The Instance nationale du supportérisme shall meet and operate in accordance with the conditions set out in the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-13

When certificates are requested by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée from the beneficiary of financial assistance, the latter shall send it certificates that are less than six months…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 bis

…raph of article 124 B; b. Income from securities issued from 1 January 1987 as defined in articles 118,119,238 septies A, 238 septies B and 238 septies E. 2° This rate is set at 15% for dividends.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 sexies

1. Income and expenses corresponding to the late payment penalties mentioned in article L. 441-9 and in II of article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code are attached, for the purposes of determin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13-1

If a property loan within the meaning of Chapter III of Title I of Book III of the Consumer Code subject to the provisions relating to the assessment of consumer solvency includes as a precondition th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-7

In each municipality in which the mayor exercises, by delegation of the representative of the State in the department, the prerogatives mentioned in the first paragraph of 2 of article L. 3332-15, a m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5

The procedures for submitting the application and the contents of the file shall be specified by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as reg…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conformity

Article R451-2

Holding for sale or distribution free of charge, offering for sale, selling or distributing free of charge a foodstuff unfit for consumption, within the meaning of Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Operations involving manufactured tobacco

Article 298 quaterdecies

I. - Transactions involving manufactured tobacco are subject to value added tax under the conditions of ordinary law, subject to the provisions below.II. - The chargeable event for the value added tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Deferred credit companies

Article 1064

…deferred credit companies to another company operating in accordance with the provisions of the law no. 52-332 of 24 March 1952 as amended are exempt from all registration duties and land registration…

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