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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1459

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Owners or tenants who accidentally rent out part of their personal dwelling, when moreover this rental is not of a periodic nature ; 2° Persons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1455

The following are exempt from business property tax: 1° Fishermen using one or two boats for their professional activity, even if they own them; 1° bis Small-scale fishing companies referred to in Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1451

…ssociations syndicales qui ont un objet exclusivement agricole; syndicats professionnels agricoles, à condition que leurs opérations portent exclusivement sur des produits ou instruments nécessaires a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458

…same Article 1 for as long as they have not ceased to fulfil the conditions determined by that Order.3° Local correspondents of the regional or departmental press by virtue of the activity they carry…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Procedure.

Article R145-24

Briefs shall state the address of the property leased and: 1° For natural persons, their surname, first names, profession, domicile, nationality, date and place of birth; 2° For legal entities, their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1457

The activity of the persons mentioned in article L. 135-1 of the French Commercial Code of which the total gross remuneration received for this activity during the reference period defined in article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1457

It is the arbitrator's responsibility to continue his mission until the end of it unless he can justify an impediment or a legitimate reason for abstaining or resigning. In the event of a dispute as t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1451

The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of one or more arbitrators in an odd number. It shall be supplemented if the arbitration agreement provides for the appointment of an even number of arbitrators…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1454

Any other dispute relating to the constitution of the arbitral tribunal shall be settled, failing agreement by the parties, by the person responsible for organising the arbitration or, failing that, d…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The arbitration tribunal

Article 1459

The competent supporting judge is the president of the judicial court. However, if the arbitration agreement expressly so provides, the president of the commercial court shall have jurisdiction to hea…

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