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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-38

…the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VC

I. - The gross capital gain realised on the property or rights mentioned in articles 150 U , 150 UB and 150 UC is reduced by an allowance set at:- 6% for each year of ownership beyond the fifth;- 4% i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General powers

Article R3551-6-1

…rofessional firefighters belonging to the employment frameworks provided for in article 64-1 of law n° 2001-616 of 11 July 2001 relating to Mayotte and volunteer firefighters who, subject to specific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability of those responsible

Article L481-10

…thin the category of small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of the article 51 of law n° 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on modernisation of the economy and the regulatory measures taken for i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

The bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employm…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

…utuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 311-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6475-2

The new costs incurred by the local authority pursuant to the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer shall be subjec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-46

…e a craftsman, artisan d'art, master or master craftsman within the meaning of article 21 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 susmentionnée reconnue ou attribuée aux personnes suivantes : 1° The nat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-47

Natural persons and legal entities whose activity consists of the manufacture of dishes for consumption on the premises may apply at the time of their registration to be registered as a business in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-43

Registrations of information and filings of documents in the national register of companies are validated, for the natural persons mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36, by the President of the regiona…

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