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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-10

…compensation. The transfers mentioned in the first paragraph of this III are exempt from duties and taxes.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-12

The turnover declared for each cinematographic work refers to the amount, excluding value added tax, of the sums received by the publisher of on-demand audiovisual media services for dematerialised ac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Thresholds

Article R2211-1

…y only use a partnership contract if its value exceeds a threshold set at : 1° €2 million excluding tax when the main purpose of the partnership contract is for intangible assets, information systems…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article D112-3

I. - The amount specified in I of article L. 112-6 is set : 1° Where the debtor is domiciled for tax purposes within the territory of the French Republic or is acting for the purposes of a professiona…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Expenditure by communes and groups of communes for municipal secondary and special education establishments (R).

Article D2321-14

…er of pupils domiciled on the territory of each of them; - for 20% of expenditure, in proportion to tax potential. When the pupils of a commune are divided between several municipal establishments ref…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Rental charges, taxes, fees and works

Article R145-35

…where such work falls within the scope of the major repairs mentioned in the previous paragraph; 3° Taxes, in particular the territorial economic contribution, duties and fees for which the lessor or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Valuation of the property

Article R313-19

…ensures that his/her knowledge useful for the appraisal is kept up to date in the technical, legal, tax and accounting fields, through appropriate professional training that takes particular account o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Supervision of spa establishments.

Article R1322-46

…lassified as hydromineral resorts, the duration of the season is the same as that for which tourist tax is levied in the resort. However, at the beginning and end of the season, the Prefect may, by de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Practice of the professions.

Article L4241-17

When a hospital pharmacy technician is issued with a licence to practise or a declaration of provision of services, he must have the language skills required to practise the profession and knowledge o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4333-2

Occupational therapists and psychomotricians must have the language skills required to practise their profession and those relating to the systems of weights and measures used in France when their lic…

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