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Showing 87418750 of 67437 articles for Art. I-5° bis and Art. 35 bis

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-22

…professionnel et d'aptitude aux fonctions d'administrateur judiciaire sont classés dans le groupe I bis.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B ter

The provisions of Article 1649 quater B bis apply to declarations filed by individuals with the tax authorities (1).

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

…whose exclusive purpose is to:1° To grant or acquire guaranteed loans, exposures to public entities and securities, deposits and exposures as defined in articles L. 513-3 to L. 513-7 ; 2° For the fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Medical applications

Article L1333-18

Without prejudice to the provisions taken in application of article L. 4111-6 of the Labour Code andarticle 60 bis of the Customs Code, or to the provisions laid down in the articles of this chapter,…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2643-1

…erre-et-Miquelon:1°° In article R. 2311-5 :a) 2° is deleted;b) In 5°, the words: "other technical standards drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-11

The multiannual contract of objectives and resources mentioned in 1° of article L. 6162-9 is enforceable as soon as it has been signed by all the parties. The 2° bis and the penultimate paragraph of a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of movable or immovable property or rights for valuable consideration

Article 200 B

…es 150 U to 150 UC are taxed at a flat rate of 19%. They are taxed at the rates provided for in III bis of article 244 bis A when they are due by members of companies or groupings that come under the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking compliance with obligations by the persons mentioned in 8° to 11° and 14° to 16° of Article L. 561-2

Article R561-41

Inspections to ensure that the persons referred to in 10°, 11° bis and 14° of Article L. 561-2 are complying with the obligations referred to in the first paragraph of I of Article L. 561-36 are condu…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quinquies

I. - The flat-rate refund instituted by article 298 quater benefits:a) To farmers who sell butchery and charcuterie animals defined by decree (1), either to a person liable for value added tax in resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

I.-For the application of article L. 2141-10 in Wallis and Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second…

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