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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 bis A

…or rights mentioned in 3 are subject to a levy at the rates set out in III bis.This provision does not apply to disposals of real estate made by natural or legal persons or bodies mentioned in the fi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 bis B

…r or redemption of company rights mentioned in f of I of article 164 B, made by individuals who are not domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B or by legal entities or bodies, whatever t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 bis C

Subject to the provisions of article 244 bis B, the provisions of Article 150-0 A does not apply to capital gains realised on transfers for valuable consideration of transferable securities or corpora…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-8

…sure of their identity data and the non-identifying data referred to in Article L. 2143-3 or who do not respond to the Commission's request may still consent at a later date by applying to the Commiss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Consent of third-party donors not subject to the provisions of this chapter at the time of donation

Article R2143-7

I.-Third-party donors who are not subject to the provisions of Chapter III of Title IV of Book I of Part Two of the Legislative Part of this Code at the time of donation may, at any time, contact the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-4

The planning and sustainable development plan, drawn up on the basis of articles LO 6161-42 and LO 6161-43 in their wording in force before the publication of the loi organique n° 2010-1486 du 7 décem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-1

For the application to Mayotte of Part Four of this Code: 1° The reference to the region or overseas region is replaced by the reference to the Department of Mayotte; 2° The reference to the regional…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3-1

The taxes mentioned in 2° to 6° of a of Article L. 4331-2 are allocated to the Department of Mayotte under the conditions that these provisions provide. III of Article L. 4331-2-1 is applicable to May…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-13

…traineeship is to prepare the trainee for the practice of the profession. The trainee's activity is not limited to simple execution tasks. As far as possible, it is directly related to the theoretical…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-16

The National Council appoints a national course controller who guides and coordinates the action of the regional controllers.

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