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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article D2333-82-5

Persons operating a casino pursuant to article L. 321-3 du code de la sécurité intérieure must declare and pay levies as follows: 1° For value added tax payers subject to the normal actual taxation re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-7

The authorisation provided for in Article R. 2131-5-5 is issued for a period of seven years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6213-1

…by the reference to the territorial audit chamber of Saint-Barthélemy ;7° The reference to Article 1636 B septies of the General Tax Code is replaced by the reference to the locally applicable tax pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6313-1

…laced by the reference to the territorial audit chamber of Saint-Martin;7° The reference to article 1636 B septies of the General Tax Code is replaced by the reference to locally applicable tax provis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-2

…f the municipality in 2020 multiplied by the correction coefficient mentioned in B of IV of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finances for 2020; 1° ter The product determined by a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…s. Failing the conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et en…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-3

I.-The companies mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 123-16-2 or those which exceed, in respect of the last completed financial year and on an annual basis, two of the three thresholds set, respective…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII: Provisions common to different categories of income

Article 155

…n l'article 62.For the application of 3°, revenue relating to a tenancy that began before 1 January 2009 or relating to residential premises acquired or reserved before that date under the conditions…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-3

…unless the offence is punishable by the additional penalties referred to in 1° to 5° of Article 131-16 of the Penal Code. The application for validation is brought before the competent judge of the po…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 59 quinquies

…on of those which they have collected or exchanged pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 o…

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