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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe statuts types

…e capital of the region unless the Assembly decides otherwise by a two-thirds majority of its members. It is located at [ ] (give only the name of the town, department and region without the street or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter S

…ons set out in this article and in equal fractions on the income tax due for the following four years. If the fraction of the tax credit exceeds the tax due in respect of each of these years, the exce…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F sexies

The departmental council may, by deliberation, reduce the rate of land registration tax or registration fees by up to 0.70% where the following conditions are met:1° The transfer is part of a transact…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-35-1

…contract is an individual contract or membership of a group contract within the meaning of Article L. 141-1 of the Insurance Code, the contract must explicitly provide for the option for the contract…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption judgment

Article 354

The judgment pronouncing the adoption is mentioned or transcribed in the civil status registers under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The transcription takes the place of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B sexies

…roperties may not increase more or decrease less than the rate of property tax on built-up properties.2. However, the rate of property tax on built-up properties or the rate of property tax on non-bui…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355-1

…s to the supplementary pension scheme and equal to 40% of the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-355, excluding the variable portion mentioned in the second paragraph of this same 1°. The a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies A

…cial year or tax period, this period of total exemption for profits made may not exceed twelve months.Profits made in respect of the financial year or tax year following this exemption period are only…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9

Article R663-40-1

…of the liquidator are applicable to the agent appointed pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 643-9. The methods for calculating emoluments are determined without taking into account the plur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-40

…he minutes are signed by the person as well as by the public prosecutor, his delegate or his mediator. A copy of the report will be given to the offender.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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