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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-20-1-B

…ontrôle prudentiel et de résolution or the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that an ISP with a branch in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte or Saint-Martin i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to rolling stock used on the public passenger transport lines mentioned in articles L. 2142-1 and L. 2142-2 of the Transport Code,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H-0 bis

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees the acquisition of housing previously acquired from low-income housing organisations under the con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B quinquies

The declaration provided for in article 170 and its appendices shall be submitted electronically by taxpayers whose main residence is equipped with internet access.Those taxpayers who indicate to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies B

At the request of the taxpayer made within the legal period for lodging a claim provided for the business property tax, the sum of the territorial economic contribution, the taxes for the costs of cha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and referral to the criminal court

Article D45-2-1 bis

If justified in the interests of the proper administration of justice, the president of the judicial court may decide that a hearing of the correctional court that is held in public pursuant to Articl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 B

…ironment Code on facilities classified for environmental protection, any facility for pre-treatment by disinfection of waste from healthcare activities involving infectious risks and similar waste is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-B

…mit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the municipal council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded in euros each y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-28 bis

…General Meeting, made up of all magistrates, meets at least once a year. It is convened and chaired by its chairman. It examines issues of common interest. Its role is consultative. The chairman of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Decision

Article R2333-120-58 bis

The decision may be drawn up in paper or electronic form. Where the decision is drawn up on paper, the minutes shall be kept at the court registry for each case, together with the correspondence and d…

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