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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…r each establishment, the sum of the proceeds of the tax, the amount mentioned in H of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020 and the amount mentioned in 1 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

…later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1680 A. 2. At the taxpayer's option, the advance payment is paid in quarters no later than 15 Februa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
TITLE XXXII: PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO OFFENCES RELATING TO THE PROLIFERATION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND THEIR MEANS OF DELIVERY

Article 706-167

…f delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction as provided for in articles L. 2339-14 à L. 2339-16 of the same code; 5° The offences of smuggling, importing or exporting provided for in the second…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Responsibilities

Article R1233-16

…7, L. 2312-9 to L. 2312-14, the fourth to sixth paragraphs of article L. 2312-15, articles L. 2312-16 to L. 2312-36, from 3° to 5° of article L. 2312-37 and articles L. 2312-40 to L. 2312-69 and L. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-16

…temporary authorisations to use a veterinary medicinal product as provided for in Articles 110 and 116 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, the content of the dossier submitted in support of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…olution Fund) under the resolution financing scheme for the application of III of article L. 312-5 ;16° The conditions and limits under which the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution may cont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-16

…n-compliance with legal and regulatory texts identified to the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code or shall ensure that they have been informed.Impact on the opinion1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article L775-16

…no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-15 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 522-15-1 and L. 522-16 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 522-17 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 522-18 Order no.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 722-16

…ng to English subtitling and 45% for each of the other foreign versions, subject to a maximum of :- 16 per minute for a foreign version per work chosen by the company;- €10 per minute for other foreig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-8

No information enabling both the person who has donated an element or product of their body and the person who has received it to be identified may be disclosed. The donor may not know the identity of…

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