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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…respect of which it is exercised and, in the event of the creation of a business, no later than the last day of the third month following that of the creation. The option applies for as long as it has…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-3

…not been convicted of a criminal offence or an unsuspended prison sentence, handed down within the last ten years and entered in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record or, for foreign nationals, in an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Financial contributions from municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and the département to the budget of the departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article L1424-35

…tributions of the communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation recorded in the last known administrative account.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-1

…substantial difference noted, to subject the applicant to an aptitude test or an adaptation course lasting a maximum of three years, the terms of which it proposes. After taking note of the Commissio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-1

…trictly necessary for the performance of their duties during their visit to the premises.2° bis The last sentence of the first paragraph ofArticle L. 1110-5 is worded as follows:"These provisions appl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-1-2

…rement funds set up in the form of a public limited company, or to enter into and manage strong and lasting financial relationships with mutual insurers or unions governed by Book II of the Mutual Cod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-12

…n the annual notice of contributions or at the time of the annual communication provided for in the last sentence of the first paragraph of Article L. 871-1 of the Social Security Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-2

…ement has not been extended by a decision of the Council of the European Union" are deleted;10° The last paragraph of Article L. 2171-2 is deleted;11° In article L. 2171-5, the words: "mentioned in ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-209-2

…inary General Meeting on the conditions under which the shares were repurchased and used during the last financial year ended. Shares bought back may be cancelled up to a maximum of 10% of the company…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZG

…those applied for the exemption from the development tax. IV. IV.Without prejudice to the previous last paragraph of article L. 524-4 du code du patrimoine, the chargeable event for the preventive ar…

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