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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-3

…collection of the following fees: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 3.289% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.809% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.233% More than €60,000 0.905%

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-75

The establishment of alimony and indexed annuities (numbers 30 and 31 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° A proportional fee:a) Either to the capital formed by ten times the annual benefit,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

…cle L. 128-1.The following may be recipients, within the meaning 9) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2a: Foodstuffs intended for specific groups

Article R412-18-1

…trol and its annexes; 2° The provisions of Articles 1 to 12 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/127 of 25 September 2015, as amended, supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 as regards spec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…riority neighbourhoods for urban policy are located within the meaning of article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion.II. - The municipal council o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-7

…transferred to the public institution, mentioned in the order provided for inArticle 2 of Order no. 2016-1519 of 10 November 2016 , are reserved exclusively for the financing of investments intended f…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective investment management companies

Article L543-1

…pital funds covered by Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on European venture capital funds and managers of European social entrepreneurship fun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-3

…sion is punishable in the same way as the offence of usurpation of title provided for inarticle 433-17 of the French Criminal Code. Legal entities may be held criminally liable for this offence under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L4394-1

…on is punishable in the same way as the offence of usurpation of a title provided for inarticle 433-17 of the French Criminal Code. Legal entities may be held criminally liable for this offence under…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-3

Project grants are awarded with a view to contributing towards the costs mentioned in Article 17(2), Article 18(3), Article 19(2), Article 25(3)(a, b, d and e), Article 28(2), Article 29(3) and Articl…

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