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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…icles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of non-…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Departmental tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-15

…L. 3333-4 of the General Local Authorities Code. In mountain areas, companies operating ski lifts may be subject to a departmental tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets, the proce…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-15

…or: five members sitting on the ordinal qualification commissions instituted by article 2 of decree no. 2004-252 of 19 March 2004 relating to the conditions under which doctors of medicine may obtain…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 quater

I. - The rate applied to the added value mentioned in 1 of II of Article 1586 ter is calculated as follows:a) For companies with a turnover of less than €500,000, the rate is zero;b) For companies wit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies

…indecies, with the exception of those relating to property falling within the scope of A of article 1594-0 G, and carried out as part of one of the activities mentioned in I are, provided that the act…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 H

…r digital development.The amount of the flat-rate tax is set at €256 per station covered by the law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication available to the taxpayer on 1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 sexies

…ion tax on energy products [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council decision no. 2009-599 DC of 29 December 2009];- other current management charges, other than the share of pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15-3

The Autorité des marchés financiers may oppose the proposed acquisition only if there are reasonable grounds for doing so based solely on the criteria set out in Article R. 532-15-1, or if the informa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-15

The balance sheet, profit and loss account and notes to the accounts must include as many headings and items as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the company's assets and liabilities, fina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-15

Sworn merchandise brokers must provide evidence of: 1° The existence in a credit institution of an account intended exclusively to receive funds held on behalf of others; 2° Insurance covering their p…

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