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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Embryo research

Article R2151-4

The provision of prior information and the collection in writing of the free and informed consent of each of the members of the couple or of the unmarried woman provided for in the last paragraph of A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Polling stations

Article R7343-40

I.-The polling station is responsible for monitoring all electoral operations, counting the votes and announcing the results. In particular, for each ballot, it ensures: 1° The implementation of the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Basis and rate of the flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-41

I. - The rate of the flat-rate tourist tax is set, for each type and category of accommodation, per unit of accommodation capacity and per overnight stay.This rate is set by deliberation of the munici…

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French Commercial codeIn force
ANNEX 1-4 (ANNEX TO ARTICLE A. 131-1)

Article Annexe 1-4

ATTESTATION PROVIDED FOR BY ARTICLE R. 131-1 (II, 2°) OF THE COMMERCIAL CODE With a view to the registration of a legal entity on the list of sworn goods brokers Manager of legal entity I, the undersi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R2333-43

In accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the minister responsible for the budget, municipalities that have instituted a tourist tax or flat-rate tourist tax shall notify the director ge…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 bis

The taxpayers referred to in Article 53 A are required to provide, at the same time as the income tax return for each financial year, a statement indicating the allocation of each of the passenger veh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 septies

I. - Companies placed under one of the regimes provided for by 5 bis, 5 ter and 7 to 7 ter of Article 38, Article 38 septies, IIa of Article 208 C and articles 151 octies, 151 octies A, 151 octies B,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 53 A

Subject to the provisions of article 302 septies A bis, taxpayers other than those subject to the regime defined in article 50-0 (1), are required to submit annual tax returns, in accordance with the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Members of ship and racehorse or stallion co-ownerships

Article 61 A

Les résultats à déclarer par les copropriétés mentionnées aux articles 8 quater and 8 quinquies are determined under the conditions laid down for sole traders subject to the actual profit system, befo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 57

For the purposes of calculating the income tax due by companies that are dependent on or that control companies located outside France, profits indirectly transferred to the latter, either by increasi…

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