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Showing 19711980 of 2951 articles for Art. 25 September 2002

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XVIII: Contribution on the transfer to a television service of the rights to broadcast sporting events or competitions

Article 302 bis ZE

…istributor of television services within the meaning of Articles 2 and 2-1 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication (1) of broadcasting rights to sporting events or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1730

…sessment or notification of the notice of assessment, without this increase being applied before 15 September for taxes assessed in respect of the current year;b. (Repealed)c. (Repealed).The provision…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-14

…procedure. This procedure is laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.The tax is collected from 1 September of the year of taxation on the basis of declarations made by 30 June of the same year at t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…ited. Vehicles put into service before 1 November 1994 may nevertheless retain such devices until 1 September 2000, provided that the vehicle has undergone a compliance inspection under the conditions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-26

Before 30 September each year, the Compagnie Nationale shall send the Haut Conseil the activity declarations referred to in V of Article R. 823-10. In the event of non-compliance with this obligation,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

…rticle L. 3341-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-646 of 25 May 2021 on comprehensive security preserving freedoms.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4363-3

…out in article 131-38 of the same code, as well as the penalties set out in 2° to 4° of article 433-25 of the same code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-1

…ational, coming from a country considered to be a safe country of origin pursuant to article L. 531-25, beyond the first five days of detention with the sole aim of thwarting the effective and imminen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article R40-39

The authorisations provided for in Article 230-25 are issued under the following conditions: 1° For officers of the national police services carrying out judicial police duties, either by the heads of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-10

…access to the traineeship provided for in 4° of article R. 321-18 and articles R. 321-20 to R. 321-25 shall take place at least once a year. The dates and locations of the tests are set, after consul…

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