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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…2121-20 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2121-21 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2121-22 law no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 L. 2121-22-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 2121-23 to L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Micro-enterprise scheme

Article 50-0

…e business assets are included in a trust estate pursuant to a trust transaction defined in article 2011 of the Civil Code;i) Taxpayers who carry out an occult activity within the meaning of the secon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies BA

1. From 1st January 2011, the business value added levy collected by the public inter-municipal cooperation establishments mentioned in II of article 1379-0 bis is equal to the share mentioned in 5° o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…ticle: 1° Petrol refers to products in the petrol tax category within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 of the French Code of Taxes on Goods and Services, other than the aviation gasoline referred to i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

…reached, the insurer shall immediately notify this person, the Office instituted by article L. 1142-22 of this Code and, if the person deemed liable is a self-employed healthcare professional, the fun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-1

…hdrawing pre-marketing and pre-testing authorisations for biocidal products mentioned inarticle L. 522-1 of the Environment Code.It is responsible for issuing, amending and withdrawing approvals for l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 D

…s of a company for which there has been a judgment ordering the transfer pursuant to article L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code, in the absence of any safeguard or receivership plan, or ordering…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-23

MOTOR VEHICLE EVENTS IN WHICHCONTACT BETWEEN VEHICLES IS AUTHORISED(art. A331-22 and A331-23) Definition Events taking place on a circuit with generally used vehicles, in which contact between vehicle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-32

…ose guaranteeing a national minimum professional wage, within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22, at least equal to the interprofessional minimum growth wage, and the number of negotiation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-2

…5 and R. 414-6 In Title II R. 421-1 to R. 421-5 R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9from decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15 R. 421-21 to R. 421-29 R. 421-31 R. 421-33Decree no.…

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