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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…cers [Provisions declared unconstitutional by Constitutional Council Decision no. 2022-846 DC of 19 January 2023]. In the event of any difficulty encountered in the performance of these duties, in par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The General Council

Article L142-3

…subject to the provisions of the ninth paragraph. They are bound by professional secrecy.As from 1 January 2009, half of the members referred to in 2° shall be replaced every three years. At the time…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the division of powers between authorities

Article L515-5

…ers IV, V, VI and VII of Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016. In this case, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall notify the in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-1

…Natural or legal persons holding a professional licence issued in application of Act no. 70-9 of 2 January 1970 regulating the conditions governing the exercise of activities relating to certain tran…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

I. - Capital gains realised up to a date to be set by decree (1), but no earlier than 1 January 1972, by companies subject to income tax as industrial and commercial profits or corporation tax, on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-2

…mporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service ;6° The building permit and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VIII ter: Turnover tax on farmers

Article 302 bis MB

…s in respect of direct support allocated in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009, excluding turnover from forestry, shellfish farming and freshwater fishing activities.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
X : Special arrangements for the declaration and payment of value added tax on importation

Article 298 sexdecies I

…in national currency of the amount referred to in I shall be determined annually with effect from 1 January. It is determined on the basis of the conversion rates applicable on the first working day o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B bis

…the town hall. To benefit from the exemption, the owner must provide the tax department, before 1st January of the first year for which the exemption is applicable or renewable, with the undertaking g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 D

…referred to in 1° to 3° must provide the necessary evidence to the relevant tax department before 1 January of the year following that in which they set up. II.-The benefit of the exemptions is subjec…

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