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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 973

…y one property is eligible for the above allowance. Securities listed on a market are valued at the last known price or the average of the last thirty prices preceding the date of taxation. II.-For th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…63 A, in the same proportions and for the same period. The subsequent allowance provided for in the last paragraph of I of the same article 1463 A is applicable. II.-The municipalities and the public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia" are added to the first sentence;2° The last sentence is deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 2224-8 :1° In I, after the words:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnover for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed, up to a maximum of €1 million, for a le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-1

…A copy of the lease or title deed for the premises where the business is conducted, as well as the last balance sheet drawn up or, failing this, the provisional balance sheet ; 5° A document proving…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R631-1

…try of the competent court.Attached to this application, in addition to the annual accounts for the last financial year, are the following documents:1° A statement of liabilities due and assets availa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional organisation

Article R821-54

…ndidates in the order of presentation on each list. If two or more lists have the same average, the last seat is allocated to the list with the highest number of votes. In the event of a tie, the seat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for selecting health care organisations

Article R6113-57

…r General of the Regional Health Agency with a view to implementing the penalty provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 6113-12. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may order t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalties

Article R6114-10

…provided for in the first paragraph may be renewed once for the same period. If, at the end of this last period, the partial or total non-fulfilment of the commitments has not been validly justified,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-5

…ived from the practices in question, to 10% of average annual sales, calculated on the basis of the last three annual sales known on the date of the decision. The court may order the publication, diss…

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