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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-16

I.-As an exception to law no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, law no. 84-16 of 11th January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the State civil servi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-160

Compensation settlements in the event of expropriation for reasons of public utility (numbers 161 to 163 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° Before expropriation is pronou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AH

For the application of III of Article 1649 AD, the principal advantage criterion and the markers of cross-border arrangements subject to a reporting obligation are defined as follows: I.-General marke…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Principles

Article R4461-16

Breathing compressed air is permitted up to a relative pressure of 6,000 hectopascals. Above 6,000 hectopascals, specific breathing mixtures must be used.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements connected with economic activity

Article A444-161

Releases (numbers 164 to 166 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee:1° In the case of a pure and simple release or in the cases provided for in articles 1346 and 1346-2 of the C…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-16

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-16 in respect of the task of collecting and distributing dividends laid down by the plan (number 4 of table 4-2) is set in proportion to the cumulative amount of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-16

…red to in the first paragraph decreases linearly at the end of each year, from 100% at 1 January 2016 to 0% at 1 January 2032.When insurance and reinsurance undertakings apply the volatility adjustmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

…ts for substantial changes provided for in Article 20 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 shall be sent to the Minister responsible for health using the information system provi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxable income of foreign nationals and persons not resident in France for tax purposes

Article 164 B

…h property and rights ; e bis) The capital gains mentioned in articles 150 U, 150 UB and 150 UC, at 6 ter of article 39 duodecies and in f of 1° of II of article 239 nonies, where they relate to: 1° T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-168

…ection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.935% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532%

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