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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R775-6

…n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-30n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-30-1 and R. 518-30-2n° 2020-94 of 5 February 2020R. 518-31n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-32 and R. 518-33n° 2005-10…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-4

The distribution of drinks by means of automatic machines for immediate consumption is considered as a sale for consumption on the premises. In all businesses other than on-trade drinks outlets, any p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General provisions

Article 679

…h are voluntarily submitted to this formality; 4° Deeds referred to in l'article 37 du décret n° 55-22 du 4 janvier 1955 modifié qui sont présentés volontairement à la formalité de la publicité fonciè…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Allocation of free shares to company employees

Article 1127

…evied on free allocations of shares made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies; 4° Loi n° 73-9 d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-4

…ue n° 2010-1486 du 7 décembre 2010 relative au Département de Mayotte, and which came into force on 22 June 2009, is assimilated to the regional development plan provided for in articles L. 4433-7 à L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-76

…ave them examined by an installer, or any other person qualified in accordance with article R. 1331-22, who shall draw up a certificate. If they are not replaced, the certificate is drawn up in accord…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 16: Partial or total transfer of the business.

Article R631-42

…re the sale of all or part of the business has been ordered by the court pursuant to article L. 631-22, the mandataire judiciaire shall receive the sale price notwithstanding the execution of the deed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-11

…on, direct allocations are granted to them in addition to the sums they invest, pursuant to article 222-7, for applications submitted between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2021 when the following conditi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Declaration of new constructions and changes to their nature, purpose or use

Article 1406

…lt properties mentioned in I of Article 146 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and for changes in the method of determining the rental value pursuant to Articles 1499-00 A or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK V: FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L6500

From the 2020 financial year, a global autonomy grant is instituted for the benefit of French Polynesia, by deduction from State revenue, intended to compensate for the operating costs borne by this c…

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