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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…561-5 and the information obtained has been retained under the conditions set out in Article L. 561-12 ; 2° The principal is one of the persons referred to in 13° of Article L. 561-2, in the situation…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation

Article A752-3

…ficates. The certifier will record any discrepancies noted, within the meaning of article R. 752-44-12 of the French Commercial Code, and will indicate whether any documents or supporting evidence sup…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Special regime applicable to forestry operations

Article 76

…oplar plantations: 10 years; Softwoods: 20 years; Hardwoods and other woods: 30 years. b bis From 1 January of the year following the promulgation of the loi n° 2001-602 du 9 juillet 2001 d'orientatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1621-3

…nce the individual right to training of local elected representatives, provided for in Articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1 and L. 7227-12-1 of this code and in article L. 1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary documents issued while an application submitted without using the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-14

…ng the wording "talent (family) passport" as provided for in article L. 421-22, L. 421-23 or L. 422-12; 7° A multiannual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" or "salarié détaché mo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…provisions referred to in the first paragraph do not apply to capital subscriptions made as from 1 January 1991.2 In the event of termination of the agreement pronounced under the conditions provided…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…of the Intellectual Property Code.III - By way of exception to II and for acts committed between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2024, the rights and actions arising from this article shall be exercis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-7

…ew rental contract for a building used wholly or partly for residential purposes and built before 1 January 1949. If such a report establishes the absence of lead-containing coverings or the presence…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…ctive term of at least fifteen years. These provisions apply to transactions entered into between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 2015 for the leasing, under a leasing contract, of buildings located in…

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