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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Guarantee fund for agricultural disasters in the overseas departments

Article 1635 bis AA

It is levied for the benefit of the guarantee fund for agricultural disasters in the overseas departments instituted by article L. 371-6 of the rural and maritime fishing code, an additional contribut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions

Article L444-1 A

The Chapters Ier, II and III of this Title apply to any agreement between a supplier and a buyer relating to products or services marketed on French territory. These provisions are a matter of public…

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Article Annexe 3-1

Appendix to article R. 321-33 of the French Commercial Code The sign mentioned in II of article R. 321-33 may not be smaller than A3 format. It includes, in a font size that cannot be smaller than nin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-6-1

Expert medical psychiatrists and expert psychologists affiliated to a scheme for self-employed workers may, by specially reasoned decision of the requesting authority, be remunerated on presentation o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART FIVE

Article Annexe 51-1

LIST OF POISONOUS SUBSTANCES CLASSIFIED IN FOUR GROUPS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE R. 5132-40 Group 1Acetazolamide.Etacrynic acid.Tienilic acid.Altizide.Ambuside.Amiloride.Bendroflumethiazide.Benzthiazide.…

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Article Annexe 1-3

ANNEX TO ARTICLES R. 123-57 ET 123-581° For Germany:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien;die Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung;2° For Austria:die Aktiengesellschaft;die Gese…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article A37

To record contraventions subject to the fixed fine procedure in cases where they are not paid immediately into the hands of the ticketing officer, the latter shall use forms whose characteristics are…

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Article Annexe 7-1

Headquarters and jurisdiction of commercial courtsDEPARTEMENTTRIBUNALjudicialSEAT AND RESORT OF COMMERCIAL COURTSHead officeResortCour d'appel d'AgenGersAuchResort of the judicial court of AuchLotCaho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 G

I.-1. For the application of article 1636 B sexies, the municipal reference rate for property tax on built-up properties for 2021 is equal to the sum of the municipal and departmental rates applied in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

Article D421-16

For the application of articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10, the public body competent to recognise the innovative nature of a company is the Ministry responsible for the economy.

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