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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Declaration of interest-free repayable advances

Article 1649 A bis

The administrations, establishments, bodies or persons referred to in the first paragraph of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I ter : Declaration by the public corporation SNCF Réseau

Article 1649 A ter

Each year, SNCF Réseau declares to the tax authorities the rail transport companies that reserved train paths for passenger transport operations during the previous year and the number of train paths…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Physician or pharmacist assigned to a medical biology laboratory under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article R6213-7-1

When the Minister for Defence so requests, the Minister for Health may, after obtaining the opinion of the National Medical Biology Commission, in its formation provided for in Article R. 6213-19, ind…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A bis

From 1 January 2012, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of local authority groupings with their own tax status may exempt orchards, fruit crops of trees and shrubs and vines, each for its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-3

NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR HARM REDUCTION INITIATIVES AIMED AT SEX WORKERS I. - Reference framework Article L. 1181-1 of the present code, resulting from the law of 13 April 2016 aimed at strengthening t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: Banking inclusion and prevention of over-indebtedness

Article L312-1-1-A

The Association française des établissements de crédit et des entreprises d'investissement (French Association of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms), referred to in Article L. 511-29, adopts a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 636

Wills received by notaries must be registered within three months of the date of the testator's death.Division wills deposited with or received by notaries must be registered no later than the registr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 635

Must be registered within one month of their date:1. Subject to the provisions of articles 637 and 647:1° Deeds of notaries with the exception of those referred to in article 636;2° (Repealed);3° Deed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 637

Decrees may exempt certain categories of deeds from the registration formality (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Public and private documents

Article 637 bis

Deeds for perpetual concessions in cemeteries are exempt from the registration formality.

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