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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-220

If the Prefect deems that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the applicant has passed the aptitude test, the Prefect will issue the applicant wi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-218

The aptitude test is organised nationwide under the authority of the prefect of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, by the Rhône-Alpes sports resources, expertise and performance centre.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Part One: State taxes

Article 1378 bis

Transfers of any kind having as their object, in the case of long leases, either the right of the lessor or the right of the lessee, are subject to the provisions of this code concerning transfers of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1673 bis

The withholding tax payable under the provisions of Article 115 quinquies is declared and paid to the Treasury by the company no later than the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the end of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1672 bis

1. Companies and legal persons are prohibited from bearing the amount of withholding tax relating to: 1° Dividends and other income distributed to members, shareholders and unit holders or to members…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-22

When the performance of the following services requires an execution time greater than the reference time specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an additional session fee un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-21

The services listed under numbers 93 to 97 of Table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of service Fee 93 Certif…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 A

The benefit of the provisions of 1° bis and 2° of article 208 is reserved for investment companies governed by articles L. 214-127 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code, which allocate all of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Accounting and statistical provisions

Article A342-2

The provisions of the second sentence of Article A. 132-16 do not apply to the auxiliary accounts referred to in Article L. 143-4 and those referred to in Article L. 381-2.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Specific insurance accounting policies and valuations

Article A343-2

For the purposes of the second paragraph of article R. 343-9, the bodies whose price index forecasts constitute the reference for price index forecasts are: "The European Commission; "The Organisation…

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