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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Notaries

Article R444-59

…the agreements are independent and give rise to separate duties for registration, land registration tax or value added tax, the emoluments are due for each of them even if they are included in a singl…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title X: Loans

Article 1874

There are two kinds of loan:That of things which can be used without destroying them;And that of things which are consumed by the use made of them.The first kind is called "loan for use".The second is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe B

Statement of change of residence expenses Items that must appear on the document(s) presented to the accountant (presentation in code form is excluded): 1. Identification of the agent Specify: - surna…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-9

…er articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3 and L. 1331-6 to L. 1331-8 are collected in the same way as direct taxes. Claims are presented and judged in the same way as for direct taxation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Prior publicity

Article L2131-1

…d'Etat, depending on the subject of the contract, the estimated value of the requirement excluding tax and the purchaser concerned.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-19

…lication of Articles L. 143-11-1 to L. 143-11-3 of the same code gives rise to a declaration to the tax authorities.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 10: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article L5211-62

When a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax authority exercises the competence relating to the local town planning plan, its deliberative body holds a debate on local…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-86

…cial expenses, exceptional expenses, depreciation and provisions and, where applicable, corporation tax.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article R911-2

…03, R. 123-204, R. 123-207 and R. 123-208 are applicable to natural persons subject to a simplified tax regime under the regulations in force in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-3

…er of the patent, the following are prohibited:a) The manufacture, offering, placing on the market, use, import, export, transhipment, or possession for the aforementioned purposes of the product whic…

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