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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies A

…ls who are members of a professional non-trading company may benefit from the provisions of Article 151 octies for net capital gains on contributions, on which they are personally taxable pursuant to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6147-110

…rovided by the public health establishment of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, instituted inarticle L. 174-3 of the Social Security Code, are established for : 1° Full hospitalisation under the common system…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial provisions.

Article R6147-111

The annual funding allocation for the Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon territorial public health establishment referred to inArticle L. 174-1 of the Social Security Code represents the portion of expenditure…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 728-11

…cing decision handed down by a French court or a court of a Member State may be transmitted, as the case may be, by the competent French authority for the purposes of recognition and enforcement in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-17

…il's available funds shall be deposited with the Treasury under the conditions defined in Articles 46, 47 and 197 of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14

…211-21-1 who is unable to produce one of the supporting documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-17 will be liable to the fine provided for second-class offences. However, these provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-114

…r 91 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee, according to the following scale, in the case of drawing lots or amicable allocation:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-14

…ncy, or at the request of the operator and in accordance with the procedure laid down inarticle R. 1322-6, issue an order amending the authorisation order, if he considers that the maintenance of cert…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-11

Sanitation department employees have access to private property:1° For the application of articles L. 1331-4 and L. 1331-6 ; 2° To carry out the inspection of non-collective sanitation installations a…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Statements of claim

Article R322-14

…rticle…

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