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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-153

Each survivorship association must be wound up within one year of its expiry. Associations in the event of death must be wound up at the end of each year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-15

…of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 71-111-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Proceeds from d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-15

…on of the territorial collectivity of Martinique provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 72-101-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Direct tax reve…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

…transferable securities, corporate rights, securities mentioned in 1° of article 118 and to 6° and 7° of l'article 120, rights relating to these values, rights or securities or securities representin…

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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 B

…concerning such property and entered into under the conditions provided for in 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code, of rights or shares in companies whose assets consist mainly o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Appraisal of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-15

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Judicial Court, after collecting, where appropriate, the observations of the investigating judges and the presidents of the criminal divisions, draws up, every two y…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-1

The president of the competent regional council or central council appoints a rapporteur. The pharmacist concerned and, where applicable, the national council are convened by registered letter with ac…

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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

…ural profits, including income from ancillary activities taxed in this category pursuant to Article 75.The deferral of taxation on net capital gains relating to non-depreciable fixed assets is termina…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater D

A special annual additional tax is introduced for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region.The proceeds of this tax are decided, before 31 December each year, for the following year, up to a ceiling of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies B

…elating to a leasing contract entered into under the conditions provided for in 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated as assets;2° The assets mentioned in I of A of arti…

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