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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-61

Members of the Management Board or the sole Managing Director may be dismissed by the General Meeting and, if the Articles of Association so provide, by the Supervisory Board. If the dismissal is deci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Duties and activities of pharmacies

Article L5125-1-1 A

Under the conditions defined by this Code, dispensing pharmacists :1° Contribute to primary care as defined in article L. 1411-11 ; 2° Participate in cooperation between health professionals;3° Partic…

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Article Annexe 1-3

ANNEX TO ARTICLES R. 123-57 ET 123-581° For Germany:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien;die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;2° For Austria:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Gese…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A

Municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may exempt, each for its own share, newly planted walnut-tree land from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 A

I. - A conciliation commission is set up in each département, comprising:1° A sitting magistrate, designated by order of the Minister of Justice, who acts as chairman;2° The departmental director of p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 A

1. Heirs or legatees are entitled, within the period set out in Article R. 196-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures, to claim, subject to the justifications prescribed in Article 770, the deduction of debt…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Insurance against natural disasters.

Article Annexe II art. A125-1

Standard clauses applicable to insurance contracts referred to in article L. 125-1 (second paragraph) of the Insurance Code a) Purpose of the cover: The purpose of this insurance is to guarantee the i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article A211-1-1

Insurance contracts relating to the operations mentioned in article R. 321-1, section 10 (third-party liability for motor land vehicles) of the Insurance Code must include the standard clause relating…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Simultaneous application of several penalties

Article 1729 A

1. Where adjustments made to a return filed on time are subject to penalties that do not have the same rate, the penalties are calculated by adding the adjustments to the items declared in descending…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398 A

It is granted a rebate of the land tax contribution on non-built properties levied for the benefit of municipalities and groupings of municipalities with their own tax system on non-built properties c…

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