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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Transfers of company rights

Article 730 bis

Transfers by mutual agreement of shares in joint farming groups and limited liability agricultural holdings mentioned in 5° of Article 8 are registered at the fixed duty of 125 €. Disposals by mutual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R2342-4

Products of communes, communal and inter-communal public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between communes or between communes and any other public body or public establi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Accounting (R)

Article R3342-8-1

Products of the départements, departmental and interdepartmental public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between départements or between départements and any other public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-26

The revenues of the metropolis, of the public establishments of the metropolis and of any public body resulting from an agreement between the metropolis and any other public authority or public establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-114-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-46

I. - The entities mentioned in 2° of II of article L. 214-28 in which venture capital mutual funds may invest are those which limit the liability of their investors to the amount of their contribution…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies I

I. - An income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who acquire, between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010, a dwelling forming part of a so…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-15

Research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may only be performed if the conditions for access to and performance of medically assisted procreation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Trade union rights

Article R6153-1-18

The provisions of articles R. 6153-24 to R. 6153-24-4 are applicable to junior doctors.

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
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