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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis S

Any person who carries out bone-in meat cutting operations pays a cutting health fee to the State. The fee is collected from the slaughterer, third-party slaughterer or wild game processing plant that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-13-1

The commune ensures the dissemination of information to its elected members by the material means it deems most appropriate. In order to enable the exchange of information on matters falling within it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-13-1

The standing committee may not deliberate unless an absolute majority of its members in office are present or represented. The second and last paragraphs of article L. 4132-13 shall apply to the stand…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies A

I.-The reduced rates referred to in II apply to self-deliveries of the following works: 1° Work to extend the premises or to bring the building to a new state within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 sexdecies J

I.-The operator of a warehouse or logistics platform for the storage of goods intended for delivery within the meaning of 1° of II of Article 256 or a similar operation mentioned in III of the same Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-13

The caisse centrale de crédit coopératif is authorised to carry out all financial transactions in favour of the companies formed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, in particular to mak…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-13

The publication of the extract or notice made pursuant to the preceding article must, on pain of nullity, be preceded either by the registration of the deed containing the transfer, unless it is an au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-13

The approval clause is not enforceable in the event of a compulsory sale of the shares, whether or not they have been pledged.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-13

The profession of industrial property attorney is incompatible with the practice of any other profession, subject to specific legislative or regulatory provisions. It is, however, compatible with teac…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-13

…by this book, or if the offender is or has been bound by agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred shall be doubled. The offenders may, in addition, be deprived for a period not exceed…

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