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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

…The flat-rate tax is due each year by the owner of the equipment mentioned in a, b or c of I on 1 January of the tax year.III.-The amount of the tax is established as follows: For each piece of equi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-4

…part in a deliberation or who abstains from sitting pursuant to article 12 of law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independent public…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions relating to the analysis of resolvability

Article L311-11

…r be subject to collective proceedings in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles L. 310-25 and L. 310-25-1 as well as Chapter VI of Title II of Book III of this Code, Articles L. 212-15 to…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Audit of operating accounts

Article L213-36

When a professional agreement, made compulsory on the basis of Article L. 132-25 of the Intellectual Property Code, as it stood prior to Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, archite…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-2

…possession of French status.The French nationality of persons born in Mayotte, who were of age on 1 January 1994, will be subsidiarily held to be established if these persons have consistently enjoyed…

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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 Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: List of reference works

Article 311-32

An audiovisual work may be included on the list of reference works until 15 January of the year following that in which the work was first broadcast on a television service or made available to the pu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article R452-2

…3 of Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the Europ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Allocation for registering applications and issuing secure documents

Article L2335-16

…is made up of a flat-rate portion allocated for each station in operation in the municipality on 1 January of the current year and a variable portion allocated for each station based on the number of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extension of employment

Article R6152-814

…actitioners governed by sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this chapter, who were born on or after 1st January 1955 and who are in active employment at the time of their application, may be authorised, s…

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