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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 A

In the department of Guiana, the rates of stamp duty provided for in this code are reduced by half. The same reduction shall apply to the rates of registration duties and land registration tax, except…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D40

…les 156, 161-1, 161-2,167 and 167-2 are sent to the investigating judge in accordance with the procedures set out in the penultimate paragraph of Article 81. However, they may be made in accordance wi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D37

The provisions of Article 161-1 do not apply to medical expert reports whose purpose is to assess the extent of the damage suffered by the victim.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D38

When the expert appointed by the investigating judge belongs to an association referred to in articles 2-1 to 2-21 and the information relates to acts for which this association can act as a civil par…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article D39

…provided for by articles 161-2,166, 167 and 167-2, may be carried out in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 803-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

…NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER TRANSMISSION COSTS No employees 66.88 € 1 to 5 employees 72.46 € 6 to 19 employees Less than €750,000 133.75 € Greater than or equal to €750,000 256.36 € 20 to 150 employe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-1

…rgy consumption linked to the activity of these establishments between 1 December 2022 and 31 March 2023.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-5

…LES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 314-1 to L. 314-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 314-6 Resultin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

…x articles L. 252-2 et L. 252-3, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans leur rédaction indiquée dans la colonne de droite du même tableau : APPLIC…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Corsica - DOM

Article 575 E bis

I.- (Repealed).II.-For the various tobacco products, the retail selling price applied in Corsica is at least equal to a percentage of the continental selling prices for the same products, set in accor…

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