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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-83

…fee according to the following scale:Base rates Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 2.515% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.038% From €17,000 to €60,000 0.692% More than €60,000 0.519%When the notary appointed by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating principally to the assets and property of the business

Article A444-121

…ng to the following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.995% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.330% Over €60,000 0.998%2° A proportional non-degressive fee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Distribution of electronic money

Article L525-12

For the purposes of Articles L. 511-33, L. 526-35, L. 571-4 and L. 572-17, the persons mentioned in Article L. 525-8 are treated in the same way as persons employed by electronic money issuers.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-25

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Agence de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial and statistical monitoring

Article R5134-24

The rights of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Agence de…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…e with the exception of interest paid under the conditions provided for in article 14 of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation to the capital securities of companies govern…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

…he air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and the rational use of energy, are authorised to deduct from the tax contributions due…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…itions mentioned in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, is established…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499-00 A

…available to businesses that meet the conditions set out in article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft industries.Article 1499 does not a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Feasibility assistance

Article 632-4

…ses mentioned in 3 (a, b, d and e) and 4 of Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 referred to in Article 631-2.

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