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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

…ion with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, partially or totally exempt from business property tax establishments carrying on a comme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Seizures of property

Article 706-152

A sale of the property concluded before publication of the decision to seize the property under criminal law and published after this publication at the mortgage registry or in the land register for t…

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

Article 1519 HB

I.-The flat-rate tax referred to in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to geothermal electricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-15

In application of the last paragraph of Article L. 812-3, persons who have successfully completed a course of study of at least three years' duration or of an equivalent duration on a part-time basis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Negotiations on pay, working time and the sharing of added value

Article L2242-15

…of part-time working. In this context, negotiations may also cover the reduction of working hours; 3° Incentives, profit-sharing and employee savings schemes, in the absence of an incentive agreement…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis GA

The amount of the contribution levied on alcoholic beverages provided for by Article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code is not deductible for the purposes of determining the income tax or corporatio…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-15

From 1st January 2009, the persons mentioned in article R. 342-14 must first be approved by the technical service for ski lifts and guided transport. This approval is issued for a maximum of five year…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-234-2

…horised to verify and, if necessary, correct the address of establishments on the basis of geographical references. It may supplement the address with geographical identifiers and topographical coordi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232-1

…a legal representative of a legal unit objects to this data being made available to the public for canvassing purposes pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the Europea…

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