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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…is calculated by dividing the amount of this fraction by the number of municipalities concerned.IV bis.The fourth fraction of the allocation, equal to 18,800,000 euros, is distributed among municipal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R92

The costs of criminal, correctional and police justice are:1° The costs of translations and extractions carried out at the request of the judicial authority by the services of the national police or t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…erest or dividend subject to specific tax provisions in force locally and having the same effect;3° bis (Repealed);4° In article L. 211-35, the words:article 1965 of the Civil Code are replaced by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 sexies

…the application of this 7, the period used for turnover is the same as that used for value added.I bis. - (Repealed)II. - (Repealed)II bis. - For companies subject to the tax regime defined in 1 of A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 6

…hildren and persons considered to be his dependants within the meaning of the articles 196 et 196 A bis. Income received by children deemed to be equally dependent on either of their parents is, in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies A

…ax on the date on which one of the events referred to in 1°, 2° and 3° of I and II occurs again.III bis.-The deferral of taxation referred to in I and II is maintained in the event of an exchange of c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…ed for in the protocol and his/her entry in the national file provided for in Article L. 1121-16;6° bis In the case of research for commercial purposes, the arrangements for payment of compensation in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1

…n certain centres, and even proposes recommendations for numerical indicators to certain centres;4° bis Ensure the implementation of biovigilance and medically assisted procreation systems. To this en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Obligation to file a draft public offer

Article L433-3

…ust be taken into account to determine this holding. The agreements and instruments mentioned in 4° bis of I of Article L. 233-9 of the French Commercial Code are not taken into account in determining…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…1 is not applicable; 16° In Article R. 754-8, after the words: "to the rules defined in Chapter VII bis of Title VII of Book VII of the Code of Administrative Justice", the words "and subject to the a…

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