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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-27

The municipalities must provide drinking water and wastewater services by 31 December 2024 at the latest. The communes shall submit a provisional equipment and upgrading plan relating to drinking wate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Corsica - DOM

Article 575 E bis

…accordance with the table below: Product group From 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2023 From 1 January 2024 31 December 2024 From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025 Cigarettes 85% 90% 95% Cigars and ciga…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 13: Availability of spare parts for medical equipment

Article D224-49

…rective 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices, which may be placed on the French market until 26 May 2024, pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 (art. A212-1)

…qualifications awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education DEUG "STAPS", awarded until 1st January 2024. 5 Supervising and leading physical or sporting activities at an introductory, maintenance or l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B quinquies

…o file their income tax returns electronically and pay their taxes electronically until 31 December 2024.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing of vocational training

Article L6523-1-5

…contributions mentioned in 2° to 4° of I of Article L. 6131-1 and, where applicable, from 1 January 2024, those mentioned in 5° of the same I, as well as the contributions mentioned in II of Article L…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-3-1

…article R. 1334-16 to comply with any of the obligations defined in articles R. 1334-27 to R. 1334-29, article R. 1334-29-2, the first and second paragraphs of article R. 1334-29-3 and article R. 133…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Derogations relating to direct allocations based on the production conditions of cinematographic works

Article 919-65

…val is issued no later than 31 December 2023, and for which filming begins no later than 31 January 2024.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…d column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reverse split of shares not admitted to trading on a regulated market.

Article R228-28

…meetings of shareholders, relating to the consolidation of shares, provided for in articles L. 228-29-1 and L. 228-29-2, are taken, under the conditions laid down for amending the Articles of Associa…

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