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Showing 381390 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 General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

I. - The following are punishable by a fine of €100 to €750:1° Failure to submit to the administration or to keep the accounts mentioned in 6° of Article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXIII: Levy on certain property profits made by individuals or companies with no establishment in France

Article 244 bis

The profits mentioned in article 35 shall give rise to the collection of a levy at the rate provided for in the second paragraph of I of article 219 when they are made by taxpayers or companies, whate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Healthcare waste produced by patients undergoing self-treatment and users of self-tests

Article R1335-8-5

I.-Pharmacies are required to collect, free of charge, the waste mentioned in 3° of article R. 1335-8-1. Pharmacies for internal use and medical biology laboratories wishing to collect this waste free…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-27

The provisions of sections 3 and 4 relating to candidacy and challenges to appointments apply to additional appointments, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1441-19, L. 1441-20 and L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article L1142-27

…cause the public to misunderstand that name, is punishable by the penalties provided for inarticle 433-17 of the French Penal Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-27

…ealth from ionising radiation taken in application of this chapter and chapter VII of this title concern the collective protection measures incumbent on the person responsible for a nuclear activity a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Token issuers

Article L572-27

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500 for any person making a public offer of tokens within the meaning of Article L. 552-3, to disseminate information containing inaccurat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Advisory Committee

Article 421-27

…requested include three alternate members of the committee.The agenda for the meetings and the choice of readers for each committee are set by the committee secretariat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Health department

Article R1424-27

A consultative committee of the health subdirectorate is set up, chaired by the chief medical officer. This commission comprises the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, the Chief Pharmacist, the Chief Nurse…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article R775-27

Article R. 545-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017.

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