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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L4323-4

…f the profession of masseur-physiotherapist is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Illegal practice of the profession of chiropodist is punishable by one year's imprisonment a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L5211-45

…thdraw from a syndicate of communes in application of articles L. 5212-29, L. 5212-29-1 and L. 5212-30, from a community of communes in application of article L. 5214-26, or an agglomeration community…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-1

…each of the provisions of article L. 8241-1 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The penalties are increased to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° When the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional hospitals

Article D6141-15

…e hospitalier régional de Limoges ;13° Hospices civils de Lyon ;14° Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Marseille ;15° Centre hospitalier régional de Metz-Thionville ;16° Centre hospitalier régional de Mo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater C

…strict: the other communes of the Ile-de-France region.2. - The rates per square metre are set, for 2023, in application of the table below:1st CIRCONSCRIPTION 2nd REGION 3rd CIRCONSCRIPTION 4.77 € 2.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…ts from the special financial resources available to the Corsican region under the loi n° 82-659 du 30 juillet 1982 portant statut particulier de la région de Corse : compétences et de celles institué…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-1

…Commerce and Industry concerned asks the natural and legal persons mentioned above to designate, by 30 April at the latest, the electors defined in articles L. 713-1 to L. 713-3. This information is f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 quinquies

The withholding taxes or levies provided for in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B are not applicable to income and profits received or realised by a legal entity whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

I. - Chapter I of Title I of Book I of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of Articles L. 1111-3-1 to L. 1111-3-6, the second paragraph of Article L. 1111-5 and Section 3,…

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