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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII sexies : Capital gains tax on the sale of buildings other than building land

Article 1609 nonies G

…ax does not apply to capital gains realised on the disposal of building land or rights relating thereto.II. - The tax is based on the taxable amount of the capital gains determined under the condition…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Sports federations with a specialised commission for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-15

…degrees is as follows: Union des fédérations d'aïkido; Fédération française de judo, jujitsu, kendo et disciplines associées; Fédération française de taekwondo et disciplines associées; Fédération fra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Tax rates

Article 1635 quater N

…f the new constructions built in these sectors makes it necessary to carry out substantial road or network works, restructuring or urban renewal in order to make the areas concerned more attractive an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-15

Requests for reimbursement or compensation are managed by the Agence de services et de paiement, with which the Ministry of Labour has concluded an agreement. The form and documents required for proce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-15-1

…the traineeship and the procedures for organising the interview at the end of the traineeship are set by order of the Minister of Justice. Refusal to validate the traineeship is the subject of a reas…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-15

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail if the speciality no longer satisfies the conditions of the authorisation. Except in u…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Communication and registration of documents.

Article R123-152-2

…cates bear the secure electronic signature of the registrar who drew them up, as defined by the décret n° 2017-1416 du 28 septembre 2017 relatif à la signature électronique; 4°They must be stored unde…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 ter A

…and contribute to the financing of actions aimed at developing apprenticeship under the conditions set out in Article L. 6241-2 of the Labour Code.The apprenticeship tax is payable by the employers me…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…municipalities for the collection of:1. Of the proceeds of the components of the flat-rate tax on network companies relating to:a) Electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy and e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F quinquies

…f I of article 257 when they are subject to value added tax, except where the terms and conditions set out in article 268 ;B. Transfers of ownership made between owners participating in urban renewal…

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