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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater J

I. - The credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, which are liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax and hav…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation and control of the company

Article R5125-24-8

If the société de participations financières de profession libérale de pharmaciens d'officine ceases to comply with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force, it is given formal notice by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

Practitioners appointed under 4° or 5° of article R. 6152-7 are classified in the post of hospital practitioner, taking into account :1° The legal length of national service and compulsory military se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 D

…etermination of the rental value of industrial fixed assets whose ownership is, pursuant to the loi n° 2014-872 du 4 août 2014 portant réforme ferroviaire, transférée à la SNCF ou à SNCF Réseau, le pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater B

I. - Industrial, commercial or agricultural businesses taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-24-1

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 24

The provisions of this sub-section apply to the keeping of registers by the judicial court and the local court in the cases provided for by local legislation, subject to the special provisions for the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-2

Any person of legal age may use one of the names provided for in the first and last paragraphs of article 311-21. With regard to minor children, this option is exercised by both parents exercising par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-37

In all cases where the provisions relating to companies and financial securities require the surname, first names and domicile of the holder of the security to be indicated, and for all transactions c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-24-7

On pain of lapsing of the application raised ex officio, the summons shall be issued to the rapporteur general of the Competition Authority and, where applicable, to the respondent having asked the ra…

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