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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 268

With regard to the delivery of a building plot, or a transaction mentioned in 2° of 5 of article 261 for which the option provided for in 5° bis of article 260, if the acquisition by the transferor di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure

Article R513-11-4

I. - The application for authorisation to carry out the stool collection activity provided for in Article L. 513-11-1 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 263

…committee meets when convened by its chairman at the seat of the assize court, during the month of September. Its secretariat is provided by the registrar of the court in which the Assize Court has i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-11

Where opposition proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 613-44-10, they shall be resumed at the request of one of the parties forwarding to the National Institute of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 9: General customs regulations.

Article 26

1. Unless otherwise provided for herein, the conditions for the application of this Code relating to the application of duties are laid down by orders of the Minister for the Economy and Finance. 2. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions.

Article L123-11-4

…least 25% of the votes, shares or voting rights and the managers meet the conditions set out in 3°, 4° and 5° of article L. 123-11-3. Where a person operates one or more secondary establishments, it m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-12

…s: 1° Either in the form of central purchasing bodies, under the conditions set out in articles L. 2113-2 to L. 2113-4 of the French Public Procurement Code; 2° Or in the form of groupings of orders,…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Forced release.

Article 261

Skippers who are forced to abandon ship due to sea conditions, enemy pursuit or other fortuitous events are required : a) as soon as they enter the maritime zone within the customs radius, to comply w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-4

…the requirements of Title V of this Book relating in particular to the system of governance, technical provisions, capital requirements, investment rules, the quantity and quality of own funds and, w…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-4

…y of shareholders or members who hold, directly or indirectly, at least 10% of the voting rights or capital of the undertaking, as well as the amount of these holdings, as shown in particular by the d…

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