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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1731 A bis

The late payment interest provided for in

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A bis

In accordance with Article L. 269-1 of the code de justice militaire, the fixed procedural fee applies to decisions of armed forces courts.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates

Article L313-5-2

Where a contractual loan is usurious, the excessive sums collected in accordance with articles L. 313-4 and L. 313-5-1 are automatically deducted from the normal interest and, subsidiarily, from the p…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Rounding rules

Article 1647-00 A

Les prélèvements pour frais d'assiette et de recouvrement mentionnés aux articles 1641 and 1647 are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-2

…ute shall notify the applicant within two months of the filing of the application referred to in I: 1° Either, where the application is complete, that the complete application has been received; 2° Or…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the insurance obligation.

Article A211-1-3

…insurance must be taken out for a sum, per claim and whatever the number of victims, of at least €1,300,000.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Principles of prevention.

Article L4531-1

…ite, the client, the project manager and the health and safety coordinator mentioned in article L. 4532-4 implement, during the design, study and development phase of the project and during the constr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-4

…t out in this article.II. - Book I is applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the following conditions:1° Articles R. 3111-1 to R. 3123-8 are not applicable to Saint-Barthélemy;2° Articles D. 3142-1 to D…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8° bis: Health establishments covered by Article L. 6112-3 of the Public Health Code

Article 1043-0 A

…nsfers of property, rights and obligations between health establishments referred to in article L. 6112-3 of the Public Health Code are exempt from payment of the contribution provided for in article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-1

…ator of an establishment that organises one of these activities must ask the participant to either: 1° To attest to their ability to swim twenty-five metres and to immerse themselves. If the participa…

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