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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Corsica - Temporary scheme

Article 750 bis A

Deeds of partition of inheritance and licitations of inherited property meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, established between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, are exempt from th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498 bis

Taxpayers subject to the reporting obligations mentioned in articles 53 A, 96,96 A, 223 and 302 septies A bis are required to include on the declarations mentioned in the same articles the information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and renewal

Article D1173-10

No later than 1st March each year, the holder of the authorisation sends the authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1173-1 a report on the activity and funding of the sports and he…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and mandate of employee representatives

Article R1233-11

For the calculation of staff numbers, all members of staff mentioned in I of article L. 1233-5 performing their duties at the Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires or placed on parental leav…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7125-32

The President of the Assembly of French Guiana shall provide the elected official receiving the financial aid, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certificate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Service vouchers

Article D7227-32

The President of the Executive Council shall provide the elected representative receiving the financial assistance, before 1 February of the year following that in which it was awarded, with a certifi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

The attached agreement between the French State and the guarantee fund and the French central office for compensation for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable premises

Article 1407 ter

I. - In municipalities classified in the geographical areas mentioned in I of Article 232, the municipal council may, by a resolution passed under the conditions laid down in article 1639 A bis, incre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
13°: Financing certain export transactions

Article 136

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A interest, arrears and all other income from bond issues contracted before 1 January 1965 by cre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VIII: MISCELLANEOUS ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Article L158-2

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