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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L548-1

…promoters of a given project and the persons financing that project under the following conditions: 1° Legal entities and, when acting for professional purposes, natural persons seeking financing for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

I. - For the application of the second paragraph of I of Article 1640 B, the reference communal and inter-communal rates are defined as follows:1. For communes that are not members in 2010 of a public…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Contracts between a performer and a phonogram producer

Article L212-11

…granted by the latter, this assignment may not relate to the remuneration mentioned in articles L. 214-1 and L. 311-1. Any clause to the contrary is null and void. The assignment to the phonogram prod…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 831-1

…viving spouse nor any co-owner heir requests the application of the provisions set out in article 831 or those of articles 832 or 832-1, the preferential allotment provided for in agricultural matters…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

The prefect communicates to the mayors: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes and the tax for the removal of household waste chargeable…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 G

…ion with their own tax status may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, partially or totally exempt from business property tax establishments carrying out a com…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-30

…is section may be designated by the latter to be entrusted with one of the missions provided for in 1° to 4° of Article 41-1 or to intervene during the criminal composition procedure provided for by A…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting healthcare-associated infections

Article R1413-79

…occurrence of any healthcare-associated infection meeting at least one of the following criteria : 1° The healthcare-associated infection is unexpected or unusual due to : a) Either the nature or cha…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks of birthing centres

Article R6323-26

I. - Birth centres are facilities in which midwives provide : 1° Medical supervision of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth as defined in article L. 2122-1 ; 2° Preparation for birth and parenth…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1-1: Competitive entrance examination to become a commercial court clerk

Article A742-3

…ice website, no later than three months before the date of the first test.Application files include:1° A request from the interested party stating that they wish to take part in the competition. The r…

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