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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1413

I. - Taxpayers may appeal against their omission from the roll within the period provided for in Article R. 196-2 of the Book of Tax Procedures.II. - When, in respect of a year, an assessment of counc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1409

Housing tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling is calculated on the basis of the rental value of the dwellings and their outbuildings, such as garages, ple…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651

A direct tax and turnover tax commission is set up within the jurisdiction of each administrative tribunal. It is chaired by the president of the administrative tribunal, by a member of this tribunal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of application of the Code in the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L711-1

Pursuant to Article 73 of the Constitution, the provisions of this Code apply by operation of law in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Reunion Island, subject to the provisions of Tit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Relations between sports associations and companies

Article L122-16-1

The affiliation of an association to a federation gives rise to the issue of an affiliation number by the federation, of which the association is the sole holder. As part of the agreement provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-15-1

Under conditions laid down by decree, issuers receive remuneration from legal entities or individual entrepreneurs paid by universal service vouchers for the reimbursement of these vouchers. By way of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-14-1

If the offences defined in Article L. 615-14, or if the offender is or has been bound by agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred are increased to double. The offenders may, in additio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-15-1

By way of derogation from article R. 5221-15, the Prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône département is competent to take decisions relating to applications for work permits under article R. 5221-3 which are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-19-1

As an exception to articles R. 53-18 and R. 53-19, the data recorded in the national automated genetic fingerprint database, with the exception of that mentioned in III of article R. 53-10, may be con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Approved bodies for the management of the right to authorise simultaneous, unabridged and unchanged retransmission and representation by a signal distributor

Article R323-1

A collective management organisation governed by Title II of Book III may be approved under I of Article L. 132-20-1, I of Article L. 132-20-3, I of Article L. 132-20-4, I of Article L. 217-2, I of Ar…

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