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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-17

Sales are carried out by the auctioneers attached to the establishment as appraisers. They are assisted, where necessary, by auctioneers and clerks chosen and paid by them. Failing this, sales are car…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-17

…Directors are taken by an absolute majority of the votes cast, subject to the provisions of article L. 1424-29. The chairman has the casting vote in the event of a tie.The enactment of these deliberat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-17

The representative bodies mentioned in 2° of Article L. 444-5 are the Chambre nationale des commissaires de justice, the Conseil national des greffiers de tribunaux de commerce, the Conseil national d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-17

…y examinations performed on samples transmitted by a medical biology laboratory pursuant to Article L. 6211-19 may not exceed 15% of the total number of medical biology examinations performed in whole…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-17

For the establishment of the regional development schemes provided for in articles L. 4433-7 to L. 4433-11, L. 4433-15 et L. 4433-16, the regions of Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique and Réunion benefit,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-173

Psychiatry is part of the mental health policy defined in article L. 3221-1. It includes preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation activities.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170 ter

I. - A taxpayer subject to the obligation to file an annual tax return under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 170 and who claims the benefit of deductions from overall income, tax reduction…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170 bis

…1° Les personnes qui possèdent un avion de tourisme ou un véhicule de tourisme au sens de l'article L. 421-2 du code des impositions sur les biens et services destiné exclusivement au transport des pe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 175 A

The tax department may rectify returns in accordance with the procedure set out in article L 55 of the Book of Tax Procedures.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 172 bis

A decree specifies the nature and content of the documents that must be produced or presented to the administration by real estate companies not subject to corporate income tax that rent out their pro…

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