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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 12

The tax is due each year on the basis of the profits or income that the taxpayer makes or has at his disposal during the same year.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter XII: Action to combat discrimination.

Article 1263-1

Associations that have been duly registered for at least five years and propose, through their articles of association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-49…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-10

…earing to which the parties are summoned; 4° The conditions under which the parties may be assisted and represented. The summons sent to the defendant also specifies that, if he fails to appear, he ru…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to 1°: "intensive care" and 2°: "dispensatory polyvalent intensive care

Article D6124-28-1

I. - The medical team of an intensive care unit and a polyvalent intensive care unit consists of : 1° Doctors specialising in intensive care medicine or anaesthesia ; 2° Where necessary, other special…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Council tax

Article 1414

…(Repealed).II. - The following are automatically exempted from council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not used as a main residence:1° Managers of young workers' hostels, mig…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1588

…n coal extracted in foreign territory is allocated to the département in which the extraction wells and installations are located.II. - The procedures for distributing the sums derived from the depart…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…artements on each net tonne of the conceded product extracted by mine concessionaires, amodiataires and sous-amodiataires of mining concessions, by holders of mining permits and by explorers of oil an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Tax on hydrocarbon exploration

Article 1590

…clusive exploration licence provided for in Article L. 142-1 or article L. 142-2 of the Mining Code and according to the following rates per square kilometre: 1° €5 per square kilometre per year, for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1589

…Conseil d'Etat decree issued after consulting the General Council for the Economy, Industry, Energy and Technology shall determine the terms and conditions for applying articles 1587 and 1588.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Provisions applicable to wards of the State.

Article 1261-1

…tered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article 1203 and of the articles 1208-2 and 1208-4 are applicable to the claim and the proceedings. The judgment…

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