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Showing 32513260 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-8

The electronic communications operators mentioned in Article L. 34-1 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code are required to communicate, by interconnection to the automated processing o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-8

…ommunal areas of a block of flats used in whole or in part for residential purposes, built before 1 January 1949, which is likely to cause a substantial deterioration in the coverings, as defined by o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter E

I.-The platform operator subject to the declaratory obligation provided for in Article 1649 ter A pursuant to 3° of I of Article 1649 ter B shall register with the tax authorities, which shall allocat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Categories of incidents, terms and conditions for reporting significant or serious information systems security incidents

Article D1111-16-2

…The reporting of serious information system security incidents as provided for in Article L. 1111-8-2 is intended to :1° Provide the competent State authorities with the information they need to dec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-83

In compliance with the competitive tendering rules set out in Order no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts, the Corsican local authority may carry out, on behalf of and at the reque…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial contributions from communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation and the Corsican local authority to the budget for fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-82

The contribution of the Corsican regional authority to the budget of each fire and rescue service in Corsica is set each year by a decision of the Assembly of Corsica in the light of the reports on th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article L733-8

Article L. 165-1 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Act No. 2011-1978 of 28 December 2011.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial relations with foreign countries

Article L732-8

Article L. 165-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Act No. 2011-1978 of 28 December 2011.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Taxable transactions and persons

Article 1635 quater B

…ystem under the town planning code give rise to payment of the development tax mentioned in article 1635 quater A, subject to articles 1635 quater D and 1635 quater E. Construction projects subject to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other debts

Article 872

…at the same rate as the other immovables; the capital of the annuity is deducted from the total price; the heir into whose lot this immovable falls remains solely responsible for servicing the annuit…

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