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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: State and public establishments of the State

Article 1040

I. - Acquisitions and exchanges made by the State, divisions of property between it and private individuals, and all other acts made in this regard are exempt from registration duties, land registrati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Shares for cash and paid-in capital

Article L212-1

The different types of shares are defined inArticle L. 228-7 of the French Commercial Code, which is reproduced below: ArticleL. 228-7: "Shares for cash are those whose value is paid up in cash or by…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-1

The judge, on application by any creditor, any person who was administering all or part of the deceased person's assets on his behalf, a notary, any other interested person or the public prosecutor, e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to portfolio management companies

Article D533-16-1

I.-This article applies to entities subject to Article L. 533-22-1. For the credit institutions and investment firms mentioned in Article L. 511-4-3, this article applies to portfolio management activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-145

One or more court-appointed administrators may constitute, among themselves and with the persons mentioned in B of I of the article 5 and at 1° and 3° of I of the Article 6 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 De…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

I.-The communes in whose territory mineral water springs are located may institute, for their own benefit, a contribution on these waters.The deliberation instituting the contribution or modifying its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

The provisions of Chapter VII of Title I of Book I of the Electoral Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-17

Elections to the various councils are held by a single-member, first-past-the-post system. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected. Votes may be cast by post or by proxy. An order issue…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-11

The institution's Deputy Chief Executive Officers are appointed for a period of four years by order of the Minister for Sport, on the recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-13

The Athlete and Trainee Life Council is made up of eighteen members, distributed as follows:1° The Director General; 2° The Deputy Director General in charge of the management of the establishment; 3°…

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