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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

…location is reduced by the share that this tax would have provided if the departmental tax rate for 2018 had been applied.III bis. - 1. When a decree creating a new commune has been issued before 1 Oc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

…e deadline set for their adoption.The deliberations provided for in 2° of 1 and 2 of III of Article 1379-0 bis as well as the deliberations setting the perimeter of the economic activity zone referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…onal economic development, innovation and internationalisation plan provided for in Article L. 4251-13 and within the limits laid down by decree in the Council of State. This decree also specifies the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…ironing equipment, etc. ; 11° Organising mutual aid and peer support; 12° Emergency accommodation; 13° Assistance in accessing rights; 14° Providing nursing care; 15° Health education; 16° Providing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…ghtholders for the reproductions that it makes. II - Article 6(2) and (3) of Law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy do not apply to the provider of the online content sh…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…ctronically on the basis of the information mentioned in 2° of article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 on confidence in the digital economy; when this information is not available, the authorit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231

…are those used to determine the basis of assessment for the contribution provided for in article L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code, with the exception of the benefits mentioned in the I of articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…ditions Committee exercises the powers provided for in articles L. 2312-9 and L. 2312-11 to L. 2312-13 of the Labour Code and those provided for in 7° of II of article 15 of law no. 84-16 of 11 Januar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…to prior approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to EU Regulation 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, the fee payable, set by decree, is greater than €2,000 and less than or equal to €10,000.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-3

…The references to the Prefect are replaced by the words: "on t…

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