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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…long-term capital gains tax regime if the distribution is taken from:1° Net capital gains realised during financial years ending on or after 31 December 2001 from the disposal of securities held for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-32

…tistique et des Études Économiques on 1st January of the year preceding that for which the share is due is less than or equal to 2,000 inhabitants. For other municipalities, this share may be collecte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Teaching and hospital staff.

Article L6151-3

The hospital duties performed by university professors-hospital practitioners cease at the end of the academic year during which they reach the age limit set for hospital practitioners.However, univer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-3

…4 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on clinical trials on medicinal products is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of €45,000. Natural persons guilty of th…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R221-3

…R. 221-2 and subject to the provisions of…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Seizure

Article R211-3

…t days. Under penalty of nullity, this act shall contain 1° A copy of the seizure report and a reproduction of the information provided by the garnishee if the document was served electronically; 2° I…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-32

…R. 322-31 and at the request of the pursu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L522-3

I. - Without prejudice to the provisions of III of Article L. 522-8, payment institutions may engage in an activity other than the provision of payment services on a regular basis, subject to the legi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…following paragraph is inserted:"By way of derogation from article 850 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, contraventions of regulations applicable locally in order to prevent and limit the consequence…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-3

Unlisted companies whose sole purpose is real estate or property, as referred to in 2° of article R. 131-1 , must meet the following conditions:1° Unlisted shares in non-trading companies whose sole o…

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