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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-80

…rect interest are covered by article 8 of the General Tax Code, are not liable, automatically or by option, to corporation tax or an equivalent tax, and may not hold, directly or indirectly, rights he…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition

Article L313-1

…ee. Credit transactions include leasing and, more generally, any rental transaction with a purchase option.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Rules of conduct

Article L522-5

…ice consists of explaining to the subscriber how, among different contracts or different investment options within a contract, one or more contracts or options are more appropriate to his requirements…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…e.As an exception to the provisions of the first paragraph and subject to the company's irrevocable option, this allowance and the related social security and tax charges are treated for tax purposes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R24-11

In the cases and according to the distinctions provided for by the first paragraph of Article 142-2 and the third paragraph of article 142-3, the cancellation of the security interest shall be obtaine…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification of the decision

Article R4234-32

The letter of notification accompanying the amplification of the decision of the Disciplinary Board of First Instance or the order of its Chairman shall indicate the time limit within which the appeal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-18

…ant each shareholder, in respect of all or part of the dividend or interim dividend distributed, an option between payment of the dividend or interim dividend in cash or in shares. Where there are dif…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title XVIII: Costs and expenses.

Article 712

The judge has the option of referring the application, as it stands, to a court hearing, the date of which he sets. The parties shall be summoned at least fifteen days in advance by the clerk of the c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1139

The parties shall defend themselves; they shall have the option of being assisted or represented by a lawyer.In the case of an application for revision of compensatory allowance, the parties shall be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Conclusion of the contract.

Article L172-5

Insurance on good or bad news is void if it is established that, before the conclusion of the contract, the insured had personal knowledge of the loss or the insurer of the arrival of the insured obje…

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