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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-7

Information relating to operations carried out on the national territory by insured persons located in France is transmitted in the form of the following statement for each of the sections "x" whose c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the allocation of investment allowances

Article 911-1

…eriod mentioned in the first paragraph.The account holder completes, electronically, an application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

…sal of their assets; 2° The title of each of the partners; 3° The duration for which the company is formed; 4° The address of the registered office; 5° The nature and separate valuation of each of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 751

…his instituted donees or legatees, even if by a later will, or to interposed persons, is deemed to form part of the usufructuary's estate until proven otherwise, unless there has been a regular donat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793 bis

…ccount is taken of all donations granted by the same person in any capacity, on any date and in any form with the exception of donations made more than fifteen years ago.The partial exemption referred…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398

…for the current year to the plots affected is granted to the taxpayer, on a claim submitted in the forms and within the time limits laid down in the tax procedure book. When crop losses affect a sign…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 bis

…mpany mentioned in Article 2 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of the liberal professions subject to legislative or regulatory status or whose ti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Exemption from producing the reception certificate referred to in article L. 313-2

Article R313-16

Where the stay is of a humanitarian nature or forms part of a cultural exchange, it must be planned as part of the activities of an organisation carrying out humanitarian or cultural activities. The f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Examination of registration applications

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-1

…lso mentions the surname, forenames, domicile, nationality and, for legal entity members, the legal form and registration number, of each of the members of the management as well as their position wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Provisions relating to the establishment of an asset management structure

Article L613-54

…ompliance with the European Union's legal regime on State aid. The consideration may be paid in the form of a debt instrument issued by the asset management vehicle. III. - The asset management vehicl…

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