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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-122

The division of undivided property (number 102 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional emolument, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-125

…ng to the allocation of a property to the assets of the sole trader with limited liability (numbers 105 to 108 in table 5) give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (tabl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration of companies operating a medical biology laboratory on the roll of the competent orders

Article R6223-1

The provisions of this Section shall apply to companies formed pursuant to Article L. 6223-1, including those formed by way of merger, demerger or a change in the legal form of the company.

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1209

The decisions of the judge or the court may be appealed by: 1° The persons to whom the judgment has been notified until the expiry of a period of fifteen days following the notification given to them;…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24-1-1

…or market financial instruments are not subject to the obligations set out in Article L. 533-24 and 1° to 3° of Article L. 533-24-1 when the investment service they provide relates to bonds that do no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1137

…bare land not subject to a prohibition on afforestation, recorded in a notarised deed signed before 1 January 2005, are exempt from any levy for the benefit of the Treasury if the purchaser undertakes…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Warranty of defects in the goods sold.

Article 1648

…t by the purchaser within two years of discovery of the defect. In the case provided for by Article 1642-1, the action must be brought, on pain of foreclosure, within one year of the date on which the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for hotels.

Article R311-1

…lord and tenant, on the execution of the capital works and improvements provided for in article L. 311-1, when these works affect the shell of the building.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-14

…ct or the same lot of a contract both for economic operators who meet the conditions of article L. 2113-12 and for those who meet the conditions of article L. 2113-13. A purchaser may not reserve the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Reserving contracts for economic operators employing disabled and disadvantaged workers

Article L2113-12

Contracts or lots of a contract may be reserved for adapted companies mentioned in article L. 5213-13 of the French Labour Code, establishments and services providing assistance through work mentioned…

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