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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 ter

…ated in a zone franche urbaine-territoire entrepreneur, as defined in B du 3 de l'article 42 of law n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du territoire;2° P…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexdecies

1. Where they are not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of article 4 B for:a) The employment…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-2

For the application in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories of the legislative provisions of Book I:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-259

The following shall also be entered in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the company at the time of its registration: 1° For commercial companies: a) In the case of an establishm…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-3

When a person suffering from a mental disorder is the subject of psychiatric care pursuant to the provisions of Chapters II and III of this Title or is transported for the purpose of such care, the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-17

I. - The individual entrepreneur with limited liability may sell for valuable consideration, transfer free of charge inter vivos or contribute to a company the entirety of his earmarked assets and tra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R221-2

En application des 4°, 5° et 6° de l'article L. 221-5, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information: 1° His name or business name, the geographical address where the trader is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

A fee collected for the benefit of the racing companies is instituted, intended to finance the public service missions defined in Article 2 of the law of 2 June 1891, the purpose of which is to regula…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-46

Access to the shared medical record by the professionals mentioned in article L. 1111-15 and in III of article L. 1111-17 as well as by health, social or medico-social establishments or services is su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Embryo and embryonic stem cell research

Article R2443-1

I.-Title V of Book I of the present Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-121 of 6 February 2006, No. 2012-467 of 11 April 2012, No.…

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