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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater D

Profits placed under the exemption regime subject to reinvestment provided for in article 238 octies are attached to the results of the current financial year when they are distributed. They are retai…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-8

…istration submitted, under the Madrid Agreement of 14 April 1891 and the Madrid Protocol of 27 June 1989, for the visa of the National Institute of Industrial Property for transmission to the Internat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-171

If the coordination group agrees, at the end of the single assessment procedure for periodic safety update reports provided for in Article 107g(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Trusts

Article 238 quater J

I. - The provisions of Article 238 quater I do not apply in the event of a transfer of the settlor's rights representing the property or rights transferred into the fiduciary estate carried out as par…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Immovable property liens

Article 2377

Other than those provided for by special laws, preferential claims on the generality of immovable property are: 1° Legal costs, on condition that they have benefited the creditor to whom the lien is o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accommodation

Article L4424-26

…share of all State aid received for the same purpose by the region of Corsica during 1987, 1988 and 1989. The Assembly of Corsica, on the proposal of the Executive Council, may, in addition, grant sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

…1394, the City of Paris is assimilated to a department. However, City of Paris properties which, on 31 December 2018 belonged to the municipality or department of Paris and were exempt from property t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…es L. 112-7, L. 112-8, L. 112-10, L. 113-15-2, L. 122-7, L. 125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to the promulgatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1636 C

The rates of the additional taxes levied for the benefit of the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 321-1 and L. 324-1 of the town planning code are, subject to Article 1636 B octies and th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 13: Fishery products

Article R412-29

…ticles 1 to 7a of Regulation (EEC) No 2136/89 of the Council of the European Communities of 21 June 1989, as amended, laying down common marketing standards for preserved sardines; > The provisions of…

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