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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2521

…d by the will of man; c) Use and habitation; d) Emphyteusis, governed by the provisions of articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-12 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime; e) Surface area; f) Easements; g) P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for practising the profession of restaurant owner or similar or for fruit and vegetable retailers

Article R3262-26

…rofession of restaurant owner or fruit and vegetable retailer required by the provisions of article L. 3262-3 is verified by the National Commission for Restaurant Vouchers referred to in section 5 on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-2

The field(s) of intervention open to advanced practice nursing, for which the corresponding entry is included in the advanced practice nursing State diploma, are as follows: 1° Stabilised chronic path…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

…transactions with cooperative members and distributed to the latter in proportion to their activities. This provision does not apply to sociétés d'intérêt collectif agricole where the members referred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-24

…Vice-President(s), the Treasurer and members elected by the Board of Directors from among its members. The Union Nationale's Articles of Association and internal regulations specify the tasks, organis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-24

…he management, executive or administrative body drawn up pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 236-36 by each company participating in the merger shall explain and justify the draft terms of c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209

…be made in full, the excess deficit is carried forward under the same conditions to subsequent years. The same applies to the fraction of the loss not allowed as a deduction in application of the fir…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Liquidation

Article A310-2

The declaration shall be accompanied by the following documents:1° Any document justifying, according to the reason for the request, the prospect of a cessation of trade, a seasonal suspension, a chan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-29

…t;/a>, they must have a duration per unit work or per episode, greater than or equal to 45 minutes. When the works belong to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances, the…

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