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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ca: Correction applied to allowances when property tax on built-up properties is transferred

Article 1388-0

…pect of 2020 after application of article 1388 and, where applicable, of 3 of I and III of article 1518 A quinquies. III.-I and II of I and III of article 1518 A quinquies are applied in 2020. III -I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D782-22

…aph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D783-22

…aph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

…aph n° 2018-1327 of 28 December 2018 II.-For the application of I, references to Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-3

…opean Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2014 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2017/653 of 8 March 2017. If these documents are not provided, the subscriber is informed of how to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Approval procedures for bodies carrying out inspections

Article R3115-43

…ure under the conditions laid down in article 1367 of the Civil Code and in implementing decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017, by 1 March of the following calendar year at the latest. The Prefect…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 A

Local authorities, their groupings or their public establishments may, at their request, be subject to value added tax in respect of transactions relating to the following services: Water supply in mu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-2

…provided for in the same articles 1741 and 1743 result from one of the cases provided for in 1° to 5° of II of the article L. 228 du livre des procédures fiscales; 2° Les infractions prévues aux Arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28

Officials and agents of administrations and public services to whom special laws assign certain judicial police powers exercise these powers under the conditions and within the limits set by these law…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…to the protection of the financial interests of the European Union; 3° bis Offences provided for in 5° of the Article 313-2 of the Criminal Code; 4° The offences provided for by the articles L. 2339-1…

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