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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

…) Drawing up the deed of partition Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,501 to €17,000 1.995% From €17,001 to €60,000 1.330% Over €60,000 0.998% Transmission of the minute to the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-17

…ry under the conditions provided for in the fourth paragraph of II of Article 6 of the Ordinance of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies;3° bis. To the Chairman and the Gene…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-17

The application for employability assistance, the model for which is set by order of the Minister for Employment, includes : 1° Information relating to the identity of the beneficiary and their employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Unavailability, pledges, enforceability

Article A444-17

The services mentioned in article A. 444-16 also give rise to the collection of the initiation fee mentioned in article A. 444-15, with the exception of those listed under the following numbers in Tab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Choice of treating psychologist.

Article R3711-17-1

The provisions of articles R. 3711-12 to R. 3711-17 apply to the choice of treating psychologist. In particular, the coordinating doctor may refuse to endorse the person's choice of a treating psychol…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-17

Any person who is subject to a suspension by virtue of a decision pronounced by an anti-doping organisation signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or by the competent body hearing an appeal against s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 122

1. Subject to 2, the income is determined by the gross value in euros of the products collected according to the exchange rate on the day of the payments, without any deduction other than that of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L785-12

…able In the wording resulting from L. 631-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 631-2 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 631-2-1, with the exception of its twentieth paragraph Order no. 2017-48…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central organisation

Article R515-17

I. - In addition to its Chairman, the Agency's Board of Directors comprises seventeen members, appointed as follows: 1° Five members representing the State, including : a) Two members appointed by dec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-17

I.-Debts properly arising after the opening judgment for the purposes of the conduct of the proceedings or the observation period, or in consideration for a service provided to the debtor during that…

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