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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…l or a company not subject to corporation tax under a lease entered into between 1 January 1999 and 30 September 2006. The taxpayer or company that owns the property must undertake to rent it out for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9

…f the project owner, provided for in the second paragraph of III of l'article L. 1111-10, is set at 30% of the total amount of funding provided by public bodies;3° With the exception of operations inc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Marriage certificates.

Article 63

Prior to the celebration of the marriage, the civil registrar will make a publication by means of a poster affixed to the door of the common house. This publication will state the forenames, surnames,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater L

…th the rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-8

…wn by the provisions of Chapter II of Title II or Chapter 2 of Title III of Decree no. 2021-1924 of 30 December 2021 relating to the film and audiovisual contribution of publishers of television servi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 ter

I. - In the départements of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion and unless otherwise decided by the communes or groupings with their own tax system, under the conditions set out…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-3

…nforcement judge may also impose an obligation of house arrest as provided for in 3° of Article 723-30. The provisions of the first two paragraphs of this article shall apply.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2

…s, dyskinesias, dystonia),isolated or in the foreground, depending on functional disturbances.5 % à 30 %Isolated sensory deficits, causing a functional deficit (difficulty walking due to posterior cor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…irst paragraph of article R. 2241-19 of the Transport Code; c) Article 5 of Decree no. 2008-1455 of 30 December 2008 relating to the declaration and identification of certain motorised vehicles not au…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Consultation of automated data processing for the purposes of customs controls

Article 67 sexies

I. - Express freight companies carrying out the activities mentioned in 4.2 of Annex 30a to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Counc…

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