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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII bis: Taxation of capital gains realised by individuals or companies who are not domiciled in France for tax purposes

Article 244 bis C

…ame applies to capital gains realised by international organisations, foreign States, central banks and the public financial institutions of these States where the conditions set out in Article 131 se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

I. - 1. The credit institutions and finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code which is liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax, and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

I.-A contribution is levied on beverages and liquid preparations for beverages intended for human consumption:1° Falling under CN codes 2009 and 2202 of the customs tariff;2° Containing added sugars;3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 quater

…than alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services mentioned in II.I bis.-.The contribution is payable by the person who makes the first d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Coordination between State services and local authority services

Article LO6345-1

The coordination between the action of the State services and that of the local authority in Saint-Martin is ensured jointly by the President of the Territorial Council and the State representative.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-18

I.-The persons authorised to access the processing for the purposes of consulting, recording and modifying data are the Commission's authorised agents and, where applicable, subcontractors recruited u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-16

…accordance with the provisions of e of 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, and for the reasons of public interest mentioned in g of 2 of Article 9 of this same regulation. II.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

I.-Persons born of medically assisted procreation with a third-party donor shall receive, when their application is submitted, the information provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-19

The data mentioned in 1° of I of article R. 2143-17 are kept for a period of fifty years from the date of their recording in the processing. The data mentioned in 3° of I of article R. 2143-17 are kep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R7345-4

…of Directors is responsible for drawing up proposals on the general guidelines of the establishment and its programme of activities as referred to in 1° of article R. 7345-3, in order to submit them t…

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