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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…red to in the second paragraph are distributed, under the conditions defined in I of Article 1636 B octies, among all natural or legal persons liable for property tax on built and unbuilt properties,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-4

…yotte and the communes. ";8° In the first paragraph of Article L. 1424-41, the words: "on 1 January 1996" are replaced by the words: "on the date of the first meeting of the board of directors of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quaterdecies

…ssets calculated at the close of the financial year in which the repurchase takes place is at least 10% lower than this same ratio calculated at the start of the same financial year. For the purpose o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…have the effect of depriving the beneficiaries of the exceptions defined in :-2°, e of 3°, 7°, 8°, 10° and 12° of Article L. 122-5; -2°, d and e of 3°, 6°, 7° and 8° of article L. 211-3; -3°, 4°, 4°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-14

…dverse events and reactions which are notified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1123-10 and the procedures for such notification; 8° The procedures by which the sponsor informs the comp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…8 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have been granted by virtue of article L. 212-10-1 . When completion of an authorised project is subject to obtaining planning permission, the aut…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…ing supply 36-39 Production and distribution of water; sewerage, waste management and remediation 3 10-12 Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 4 13-15 Manufacture of textiles, wearing a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R391-1

This Book, as amended by Decree no. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010 , is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Section 2 of Chapter III, Title II, Articles R. 324-4 and R. 334-48…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R3341-2

…cable only if the holders of concession contracts choose to send their invoices in electronic form; 10° The second paragraph of Article R. 3135-10 reads as follows: "This notice is published in the Jo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption from producing all the documents mentioned in 2° of article L. 311-1

Article R313-14

…ntal organisation of which France is a member, bearing a mission order issued by this organisation; 10° Members of the crews of ships and aircraft making service trips under cover of the documents pro…

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