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Showing 831840 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French General Tax CodeIn force
VIa: Redemption premiums and capitalised interest

Article 238 septies E

I. - Constitutes a redemption premium:1. For the negotiable loans referred to in article 118 and 6° and 7° of Article 120, the negotiable debt securities referred to in article 124 B and all other neg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Leasing transactions with lessors other than SICOMIs

Article 239 sexies B

…ovisions of the first paragraph of I and those of paragraph II of Article 239 sexies are applicable to lessees who acquire buildings leased to them by companies or bodies other than real estate compan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED BEFORE 31 December 1995. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the sums reintegrated pursuant to articles 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Procedure applicable to gifts (R).

Article R2242-1

Any notary appointed as custodian of a will containing a legacy in favour of a commune or a communal public establishment is required, as soon as the will is opened, to send the mayor or the represent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Procedures applicable to gifts (R).

Article R3213-10

…r of a department or a departmental public establishment, made by the legal heirs, may be submitted to the Minister of the Interior within six months of the opening of the will. They include the surna…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Serving the sentence

Article 728-60

The Public Prosecutor shall inform the competent authority of the sentencing State without delay: 1° Of the decisions or measures referred to in Article 728-57, other than those taken by the authoriti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI ter : Determination of income realised by companies on the disposal of certain fixed-income securities

Article 238 septies F

…n the event of the transfer of securities mentioned in article 118, at 6° and 7° of article 120 and to Article 1678 bis as well as treasury bills on formulas and entered on the balance sheet of a comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L941-18

The third paragraph of article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obstetrics, neonatology, neonatal resuscitation.

Article D6124-60

…by the Minister for Health specifies the medical equipment available in the intensive care and monitoring sector. This order also specifies the examinations that can be carried out, including in an e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Poison control centre.

Article D6431-60

The Poison Control Centre participates in the emergency medical aid system provided for in article L. 6432-1. It may intervene, at the request of the Senior Administrator, executive of the Territory a…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
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