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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control

Article L5323-1

Officials and agents responsible for monitoring the application of employment law are empowered to record breaches of the provisions of Chapter I. Where the placement activity is carried out in disreg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R133-2

The rules relating to transport operations involving several successive loading and unloading operations are laid down by articles R. 3221-1 et R. 3221-2 du code des transports.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Brokers, commission agents, carriers and commercial agents.

Article R133-1

The rules relating to the activity of companies providing public road haulage services or leasing industrial vehicles with drivers intended for the transport of goods are set out in articles R. 3211-1…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 J bis

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from property registration tax limited-term leases of buildings, made for a term of more than twelve years, relating to tourist residences subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 I bis

The departmental councils of the overseas departments may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duty the acquisition of buildings that the purchaser undertakes to allocat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 G

The departmental council may exempt from land registration tax or registration fees the sale of housing units by low-income housing organisations or semi-public companies, provided that the transfer f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 J

On deliberation by the departmental council, rehabilitation leases are exempt from land registration tax. The deliberation takes effect within the time limits set out in Article 1594 E.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 H bis

The départements may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis, exempt from property registration tax or registration duties the transfers, other than the first,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 I

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duties acquisitions by mutual pension societies for veterans and victims of war who benefit from the St…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 I ter

The departmental councils of the overseas departments may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration duty transfers of co-ownership shares in classified hotels, tourist reside…

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