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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Other penalties and miscellaneous measures

Article 1825 A

Independent of the penalties incurred, the bouilleur de cru who has removed or allowed to be removed from his premises spirits without a movement permit or with an inapplicable movement permit becomes…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of elections to the Board of Directors

Article A114-1

For the election of the five or six representatives of the staff, sportsmen and women and trainees mentioned in 4° of article R. 114-4, five colleges are constituted: 1° College of teaching staff ; 2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499 A

The rental value of fixed assets acquired as a result of contributions, demergers or mergers of companies carried out before 1976 may not be less than two-thirds of that used to establish the property…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R224-5

TYPICAL FORM FOR WITHDRAWAL PRECIOUS METAL PURCHASE (The font size used may not be smaller than a 12-point font size) (To withdraw, you can use this model withdrawal form or any other unambiguous writ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a A: Taxation of certain replacement incomes

Article 154 bis A

Benefits paid by the schemes or under the contracts referred to in the second and third paragraphs of I of Article 154 bis in the form of replacement income are taken into account when determining the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Management

Article A322-160

For supervised skydiving sessions as defined in 1° and 2° of articles A. 322-150 and A. 322-151, there must be at least two instructors, at least one of whom, whether paid or unpaid, holds the diploma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article A113-1

Insurance contracts relating to the operations mentioned in 5° of article L. 310-1 and with a term of more than three years must include the following clause: The duration of this contract shall be st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-16

The amount of bonuses may be allocated directly to the mathematical provisions or transferred, in whole or in part, to the provision for bonuses referred to in article R. 343-3. Amounts transferred to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R314-6

For the purposes of article R. 314-6 du code de la consommation, the following terms are defined: Post-counted commission: commission invoiced to the customer at the end of the period in respect of ad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 7: Simplified procedure for fixed fines for misdemeanours

Article A36-16

The person digitally transmits, in the formats indicated on the site " www. antai. fr fr ": 1° In the case provided for in 1° of Article A. 36-15, a copy of the receipt for the complaint lodged for th…

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