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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: ALLOCATION OF EXPENSES.

Article L611-5

I. - Fees are charged for services rendered, subject to the competences of the institutions of the European Union, to aircraft or component design and production organisations for the appraisal, issue…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197

…eds €10,777 the rate of:- 11% for the fraction greater than €10,777 and less than or equal to €27,478;- 30% for the fraction greater than €27,478 and less than or equal to €78,570;- 41% for the fracti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…provided for in 1° of 2 of article 204 A are declared under the conditions provided for in article 87 A and paid to the competent public accountant designated by order of the minister responsible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…aptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Act no. 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…te is signed at the same time as the certificate provided for in article 1 of decree no. 99-201 of 18 March 1999 relating to the issue of burial permits and cremation in New Caledonia and French Polyn…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73-1

This Title, with the exception of Article 706-88, shall also apply to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following offences:1° Offence of swindling in an organised gang, provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…rammes defined in the city contract;d) Signing the inter-municipal agreement referred to in Article 8 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion ;2° Constru…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27

…provide: 1° The information mentioned in articles L. 111-1, L. 221-5 and, where applicable, L. 221-8 and L. 221-11 ; 2° The information mentioned in article L. 224-27-1. This information shall be com…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-4

…nicipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned inarticle L. 5211-28 of the General Local Authorities Code may draw up a local sports plan in order to formalise and or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Medical certificate

Article L231-2-1

…ple opinion of a collegiate body competent in medicine, the federations mentioned in article L. 131-8 lay down the following in their federal regulations: 1° The conditions under which a medical certi…

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