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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quater

I. - The rate applied to the added value mentioned in 1 of II of Article 1586 ter is calculated as follows:a) For companies with a turnover of less than €500,000, the rate is zero;b) For companies wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Obligations of third parties

Article 1684

…transfer for valuable consideration of either an office or position, or a business or the right to exercise a non-commercial profession, the taxpayer's successor may be made jointly and severally lia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…ly or by delegated management. The communes or their delegatees do not enjoy any exclusive right to exercise this mission."IV. - For the application of articles L. 2223-1 to L. 2223-19, the reference…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-5

…ree specifies the procedures according to which the Chairman reports to the Regional Council on the exercise of this delegation;17° To authorise the special mandates that the members of the Regional C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Public declaration of interests

Article R1451-1

…e authorities, establishments and public interest groupings mentioned in I of article L. 1451-1 who exercise management or supervisory functions; 4° Members of the governing bodies of the same authori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-19

I. - Subject to the powers of the Prefect of Police referred to inarticle 73-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of prefects and the organisation and operation of State services in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure before the liberty and custody judge

Article R3211-41

I.-When the judge decides to hold a hearing in application of the provisions of the penultimate paragraph of III of Article L. 3211-12-2, the patient who is the subject of a seclusion or restraint mea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…ply either to goods sold to persons who have taken out a leasing or rental contract with a purchase option before 8 September 1989, or to vehicles intended for simple rental, entered in the assets of…

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

Article 283

1. Value added tax must be paid by the persons carrying out the taxable transactions, subject to the cases referred to in Articles 275 to 277 A where payment of the tax may be suspended.However, where…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19-2

…ransfer and for paying the price to the transferring partners or shareholders.The court makes the adoption of the plan subject to the undertaking by the subscriber or transferee of the company shares,…

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