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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731 A

The late payment interest provided for in

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-1

I.-The threshold mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 is 5,000 members. II-The threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 143-2 is 100 members for each category.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1741 A

The tax offences commission provided for in article L. 228 of the Book of Tax Procedures is composed, under the chairmanship of a State Councillor, active or honorary, elected by the General Assembly…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-1

Where the purpose of a publishing contract is to publish a book in both printed and digital form, the conditions relating to the transfer of exploitation rights in digital form shall be set out in a s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-17

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 225 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the conditions and modalities for modulating the verifications carried out in the context of certification are as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Removal for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1241-2-1

Tissue and cell samples may only be taken from a deceased person if that person is assisted by mechanical ventilation and retains haemodynamic function. However, tissue and cell samples from a list es…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Register of unavailable books from the 20th century

Article Annexe à l'article R134-1

The data and information recorded, according to their availability, in the processing known as the Register of unavailable books of the twentieth century are as follows: 1. First names and surnames or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

I. - Unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system, in rural regeneration zones, with the exception of those mentione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463 A

I.-Companies that benefit from the exemption provided for in Article 44 sexdecies are exempt from business property tax for establishments located in an urban area to be boosted defined in II of the s…

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