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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-28

The Agency Committee issues opinions or wishes by a majority of the votes cast. If a vote is taken, it shall be by a show of hands, unless a secret ballot is requested. In the event of a tied vote, th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2521

…d by the will of man; c) Use and habitation; d) Emphyteusis, governed by the provisions of articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-12 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime; e) Surface area; f) Easements; g) P…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Obligations of legal persons

Article 222 bis

With the exception of those mentioned in 3 of article 200, organisations that issue receipts, attestations or any other documents by which they indicate to a taxpayer that he is entitled to benefit fr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title XIV: Trusts

Article 2019

…2017 and information on the identity of the beneficial owner(s) of the trust referred to in Article L. 561-2-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code must also, on pain of nullity, give rise to a written…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…ales de transport fluvial ainsi que les coopératives maritimes et leurs unions, visées aux articles L. 931-5 to L. 931-27 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, except for business carried out with n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIX: Social contribution on corporation tax

Article 235 ter ZC

…capital companies, venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it read prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-232

…he procedure for creating, changing its situation or ceasing its activities provided for in article L. 123-33, they are communicated to the registered legal units via the single body mentioned in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

…atment services provided by authorised spa establishments under the conditions laid down by Article L. 162-21 of the Social Security Code;b. 1° Reimbursements and remuneration paid by municipalities o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 283

…r.For transfers of guarantee of origin certificates and capacity guarantees referred to in Articles L. 335-3, L. 446-18 and L. 446-20 of the Energy Code, the tax is paid by the taxable person benefiti…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: The adopted person

Article 345-2

No one may be adopted by more than one person except by two spouses, two partners in a civil solidarity pact or two cohabitees. However, a new simple or full adoption may be granted after the death of…

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