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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

1. The advance payment calculated by the tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the proc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Voter information, election campaign and voting operations

Article LO1112-13

…Code shall apply to local referendums, with the exception of Articles L. 88-1, L. 95 and L. 113-1 (1° to 5° of I, II and III). For the application of these provisions, the text should read: "politica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities

Article L213-1

Negotiable debt securities are financial instruments issued at the issuer's discretion, negotiable on a trading platform referred to in Article L. 420-1 or over-the-counter, each of which represents a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions of issue and validity

Article R3262-2

The information provided for in 1° to 5° of article R. 3262-1-1 of article R. 3262-1 is affixed to the front of the voucher issued on paper by the issuer. The information provided for in 6° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154

The provisions of articles 61-1 and 61-2 relating to the hearing of a suspected person or a victim as well as Articles 61-3 and 62-2 to 64-1 are applicable during the execution of letters rogatory. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-45, A. 123-47, A. 123-50, A. 134-2)

Article Annexe II

AMENDING REGISTRATION APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUALS When applying for amending registration, the documents that must be submitted are those establishing the changes and additions that have taken place.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-52-1

For enrolment in a course preparing for the "sports development" speciality of the diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (State diploma in youth, popular education and sp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L3631-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 1312-1 shall ensure compliance with articles L. 3611-1 to L. 3611-3 and shall investigate and establish the infringements provided for in the same articles L. 3611-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Lighting

Article R4223-12

The provisions of articles R. 4223-6, R. 4223-7, R. 4223-8, first paragraph, and R. 4223-10 do not apply to building and civil engineering operations as defined in article R. 4534-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3332-1

…and, on the other hand, the number of tourists who can be accommodated, determined by the sum of : 1° The number of rooms in classified and unclassified hotels multiplied by two; 2° The number of bed…

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