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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0VII bis: Special equipment taxes levied for the benefit of public establishments. Exemption for certain agricultural land

Article 1607 A

I. - Non-built properties classified in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and not exe…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-145

…n of Council Regulation No 1346-2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or Regulation (EU) No 2015-848 of 20 May 2015 of the European Parliament and of the Council on insolvency proceedings, ope…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…olumn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 451-1-1 Ordinance no. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 200…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of declarations.

Article R123-91

…n No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or to the application of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings, ope…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prohibition of certain materials in medical devices

Article L5214-1

From 1 July 2015, the use of tubing containing di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in concentrations exceeding levels set by order of the Minister for Health is prohibited in paediatric, neonatal and maternit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

…e, in particular circumstances, as defined in Article 19 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014, insurance and reinsurance undertakings do not have sufficient data of ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article L225-206

…the Management Board, as the case may be, are required, under the conditions set out in Article L. 225-251 and the first paragraph of Article L. 225-256, to pay up shares subscribed by the company in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

…cations and minimum procedures provided for in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1502 of 8 September 2015 laying down the technical specifications and minimum procedures relati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-55…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…the administrator's powers; e) Ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to articles L. 622-10 or L. 631-15; f) Adopting the safeguard or reorganisation plan, with an indication of the name…

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