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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contribution and management

Article R6332-72

The body referred to inArticle L. 225-1-1 of the Social Security Code pays the amount of the contribution referred to in Article L. 6331-48 to France Compétences in the form of an advance payment by 3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498

I. - The rental value of each built property or fraction of a built property, other than premises mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 G

I.-Locations and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, partially or totally e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

Companies that build or have built buildings intended for the purification of industrial water, in accordance with the provisions of the loi n° 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 as amended, may, upon comple…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-4

The application for approval must be accompanied by the following documents:1° A copy of the articles of association and by-laws, together with a copy of the receipt for the declaration provided for i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-1

When one or more local authorities are supplied with water intended for human consumption by abstraction works owned by private individuals and not covered by a public service delegation, the State re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-122

I.-Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 225-10, L. 225-123, L. 225-124, L. 225-125, L. 22-10-46, L. 22-10-47 and L. 22-10-48, the voting rights attached to capital shares or dividend-right shares…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-27

A decision to revoke a patent has absolute effect subject to third party opposition. In respect of patents applied for before 1 January 1969, the revocation shall apply to the parts of the patent dete…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167

1. A taxpayer domiciled in France who transfers his residence abroad is liable to income tax on the income he has disposed of during the year of his departure up to the date of his departure, on the i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-1

The professional trade unions and their unions mentioned in articles L. 2131-2, L. 2133-1 and L. 2133-2 relating to the creation of professional trade unions and the associations of employees or emplo…

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