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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…fth paragraphs of article 150 A bis in force before the date of promulgation of the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) or to I ter of the article 160 in the version in force befo…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 quinquies

…69/2009 of 24 July 2009 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards enhanced official controls on imports…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…e income and capital gains from investments made as part of a share savings plan defined in article 163 quinquies D ; however, income from investments made in shares or units in companies that are not…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…ve solidarity income), during the year of allocation, pursuant to article 59 of the finance law for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) and the article 51 of finance law no. 2008-1425 of 27 Decem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

…aph of III of this article, the second paragraph of III of article L. 532-9 and I of article L. 214-167, it must meet the conditions applicable to portfolio management companies and comply with the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-8

…ment on the European Economic Area whose process has been authorised under Article 6.2 of Directive 2004/23/EC, it declares this to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de sa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…ted; 4° In Article L. 411-4, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 5° In Article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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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 L445-2

…ted; 4° In Article L. 411-4, the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 5° In Article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The National Advisory Commission on Natural Disasters

Article D125-2-1

…5° Two representatives of companies, including one representing small and medium-sized enterprises; 16° Two persons qualified in the commission's area of expertise. The members of the commission menti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Agents de police municipale, gardes champêtres, agents de surveillance de Paris and agents de la ville de Paris chargé d'un service de police (municipal police officers, rural wardens, Paris surveillance officers and Paris city police officers)

Article R15-33-29-3

…e of a police force, may, pursuant to the provisions of the articles L. 2212-5, L. 2213-18, L. 2512-16-1 and L. 2512-16 du code général des collectivités territoriales, record by official report when…

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