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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-5

Written Civil law Persons. Property. Obligations (contracts and liabilities). Securities and privileges. Commercial law Traders. Commercial deeds. Commercial books. The trade and companies register; p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-6

I. - Civil lawPersons: law of persons; enjoyment and deprivation of civil rights.The family: minority; guardianship and emancipation; protected adults.Property: movable and immovable property; inherit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-7

Table A. - Categories of information recorded in relation to the examination of files A-1. Description of the application A-1.1. Date and purpose of the application (creation/extension and total surfa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-9

TABLE SUMMARY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PROJECT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES R. 752-16 AND R. 752-38 OF THE COMMERCIAL CODEYou can consult the full text with its images from the extract from the authe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 182 A

I. With the exception of salaries falling within the scope of article 182 A bis, French-source salaries, wages, pensions and life annuities paid to persons who are not domiciled in France for tax purp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-17

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 225 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the conditions and modalities for modulating the verifications carried out in the context of certification are as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Calculation of total distributed income

Article 115 A

I. The sums not distributed by an open-ended investment company on the date of its absorption, carried out in accordance with the regulations in force, by a mutual fund are taxed when they are distrib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1467 A

Subject to II, III IV and VI of article 1478, the reference period used to determine the business property tax base is the penultimate year preceding the year of taxation or the last twelve-month fina…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-113

The jury for the exams leading to the specific part is made up of the following people: 1° For the first-degree state diploma for sports instructors, organised in the form of an exam, continuous asses…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Costs of proceedings

Article A663-3

The services listed in Tables 4-1 to 4-3 of Article Annex 4-7 give rise to the collection of emoluments set in accordance with the respective provisions of sub-section 1 for judicial administrators (T…

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