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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Declaration of sports equipment

Article R312-4

The declarations provided for in article R. 312-3 must identify : 1° In all cases, the sports facility, its use and its characteristics, as well as its owner and, where applicable, its operator; 2° In…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-7

…asset give rise to an allocation from the fund for actual investment expenditure carried out from 1 January 2006 if: a) The asset is entrusted to a third party that is responsible either for managing…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: National health data system

Article L1461-3

…procedures defined in section 3 of chapter III of title II of the aforementioned law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.Persons producing or marketing products mentioned in II of article L. 5311-1 of this co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A

…h year by the rail transport company that has, for the purposes of its professional activity on 1st January of the tax year, rolling stock that was used the previous year on the national rail network…

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

Article R927-2

…wing article is inserted:"The ballot box vote provided for in Article 16 of Order no. 2005-43 of 20 January 2005 is organised for the election of members of the Mayotte Chamber of Commerce and Industr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-5

…ment(s) with its own tax status is carried out under the conditions provided for in article L. 5211-25-1. It constitutes a reduction in the perimeter of the mixed syndicates of which the aforementione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

…subject to income tax in the same categories, excluding non-professional income; 2° Holds at least 25% of the voting rights attached to the securities issued by the company, directly or through his o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications

Article 1077

The claim may be based on only one of the cases provided for in the third to sixth paragraphs of Article 229 of the Civil Code. Any claim made in the alternative in any other case is inadmissible. Exc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-2

…ng the legal guarantee of conformity referred to in articles L. 217-3 and following articles L. 224-25-12 and following, the guarantee against hidden defects referred to in articles 1641 to 1649 of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

…V) × 15/ 100De160,001 to 200,000 4% PVDe200,001 to 210,000 5% PV-(210,000-PV) × 20/ 100De210,001 to 250,000 5% PVDe250,001 to 260,000 6% PV-(260,000-PV) × 25/ 100Superiorto 260,000 6% PV(PV = amount o…

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