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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…is case, by the acquisition price of the bond or contract.For bonds or contracts taken out before 1 January 1983 and, in the case of those taken out from the same date, where the term of the bond or c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

I. - Taxpayers who create activities between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on region…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

…number of megawatts installed in each electricity production unit using mechanical wind energy on 1 January of the tax year. It is not due the year the unit is commissioned.The annual rate of the tax…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R412-7

…uant to Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011, as amended, on the provision of food information to consumers, the labelling partic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L942-4

In articles L. 225-25 and L. 225-72, the reference to articles 20 and 21 of law no. 88-1201 of 23 December 1988 relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and creati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Sanitary facilities, catering

Article R4217-1

…articles: 1° R. 4228-1 to R. 4228-15, relating to sanitary installations; 2° R. 4228-22 to R. 4228-25, relating to catering and rest areas.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L518-1

…the French Treasury, the Banque de France, La Poste, under the conditions defined in Article L. 518-25, the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer and th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Presentation of contracts

Article L211-2

I.-The general terms and conditions applicable to consumer contracts shall mention, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree: 1° The nature of the advantage provided by the consumer withi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Medically assisted procreation with third-party donors

Article 342-11

…ld. Filiation is established, with regard to the woman giving birth, in accordance with article 311-25. It is established, with regard to the other woman, by the joint acknowledgement provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-28

…Board decides to impose a penalty payment in addition to an injunction, pursuant to Article L. 612-25, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount of the penalty payment may not exceed fifteen…

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