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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater F

I.-The chargeable event for the tax is, depending on the case: 1° The date of issue of the initial building or development consent; 2° The date on which the initial tacit planning permission came into…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assessment, non-discharge and collection costs

Article 1647

…ution on behalf of the Banque de France under the conditions provided for in VIII of Article L. 612-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code.XVII. - To cover the costs of tax assessment and collection, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L4321-1

…ticle L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to Article L. 4135-20-2 and to the pension schemes for elected representatives pursuant to Articles L. 4135-22 à L. 413…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-4

…inspecting goods placed under customs supervision pursuant to Article 134 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs C…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-2

…of the obligations set out in Articles L. 1233-57-9 to L. 1233-57-16, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Prerogatives and means of intervention

Article L412-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 411-1 have free access to cinemas and to all places where film screenings are open to the public. They may also access premises and facilities for professional use u…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article L431-3

…rigine contrôlée" logo, within the meaning of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protection of Industrial Property, shall be used in any presentation of agricu…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 43

…78 relating to indemnities granted to witnesses and experts, articles 4 and 16 of the Empire law of 20 May 1898 on court fees and article 9 of the decree of 9 May 1947 relating to the fees and emolume…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-2

…L. 4061-7 shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-20 of 17 January 2018 17 January 2018.For the application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Hospital cooperatives of doctors

Article L6163-5

…s carried out with non-member third parties are subject to separate accounting. They may not exceed 20% of the cooperative's total annual turnover. If the accounts show that this proportion has been e…

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