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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 959

…ely indigent persons recognised as being unable to pay the amount are exempt from the stamp duty provided for in article 958

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Prudential rules applicable to undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article A355-1

Pursuant to L. 355-3, when predefined events occur which may lead, or have already led, to significant changes in their activities and results, their system of governance, their risk profile, or their…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Business tax.

Article D422-2

The terms and conditions for the application of article 1459 of the General Tax Code, cited in article L. 422-2, relating to the exemption from business tax applicable to persons who let furnished pre…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-15

…s of the end of the financial year in which the income from the exploitation of the rights was received, and provided that the collective management organisation has taken all the measures provided fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article D3411-2

For the application of Chapter V of Title IV of Book III of this Part, references to the Departmental Directors of the Economy, Employment, Labour and Solidarity are replaced : a) By the reference to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Rights management

Article R321-5

…known but could not be located; 3° The name of the original publisher or producer; 4° Any other relevant information available that could facilitate the identification of the rightholder(s).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1459

…erty tax: 1° Owners or tenants who accidentally rent out part of their personal dwelling, when moreover this rental is not of a periodic nature ; 2° Persons who rent or sub-let furnished accommodation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Guarantee fund for risks relating to the agricultural spreading of urban or industrial sewage sludge

Article L425-1

…armers and owners of agricultural and forestry land for losses suffered in cases where such land, having been spread with urban or industrial sewage sludge, becomes wholly or partially unfit for culti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1425-1

The transfers of personnel, provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-16 and transfers of property, as provided for in Article L. 1424-17, may be the subject of a single agreement. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1425-2

…cle L. 1424-17, assets directly linked to the exercise of the operational, technical or administrative skills of the public establishment and required by the latter are considered necessary for the op…

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