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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 12: Notice

Article R5121-149

…ed to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004, the package leaflet must, in addition to the information mentioned above, include the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-24

…o the authority by virtue of the provisions of this sub-section or articles L. 137-4, L. 219-4, L. 331-29 to L. 331-31 and L. 331-33;-the purpose of the referral, which must be substantiated, and the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1396

I. - Property tax on undeveloped properties is established on the basis of the cadastral rental value of these properties determined in accordance with the rules defined in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 B

…s and within the limits laid down for the business tax rate by this code in its wording in force on 31 December 2009, with the exception of 4 of I of l'article 1636 B sexies. Company property tax asse…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for construction insurance

Article A421-12

…with its images from the extract of the authenticated electronic Official Journal No. 150 of 1 July 2018, text No. 7, accessible at the following address: https: //www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…rator's powers; e) Ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to articles L. 622-10 or L. 631-15; f) Adopting the safeguard or reorganisation plan, with an indication of the name of the commi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22

…tative of the Agency's College. III - The decree in Council of State provided for in article L. 232-31 sets out the conditions for application of this article.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202 quater

…n articles 8 and 8 ter or a société d'exercice libéral mentioned in article 2 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279-0 bis

…tificate, as well as the invoices or notes issued by the companies that carried out the work, until 31 December of the fifth year following the completion of the work. The lessee is jointly and severa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article L2223-35

…223-25 is punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros. The violation of the provisions of articles L. 2223-31 à L. 2223-34 is punishable by a fine of 75,000 euros. It is punishable by five years' imprisonmen…

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