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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-11

…e arrondissement council may be convened at the request of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris. The mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris is heard, at his request, by the arrondissemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b: Insufficient declaration

Article 1729

Inaccuracies or omissions found in a declaration or deed involving the indication of items to be retained for the assessment or liquidation of tax, as well as the restitution of a tax claim the paymen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-27-1

For the medical devices mentioned in Article R. 5212-26 and used during exposure to ionising radiation :1° Manufacturers shall provide operators with the internal quality control procedures for their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 273 septies A

…lue added tax relating to purchases, imports, intra-Community acquisitions, deliveries and services carried out from 1 January 1993 ceases to be excluded from the right to deduct in respect of vehicle…

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

Article L5219-11

The council of the Greater Paris metropolis adopts by a two-thirds majority, within six months of its creation, a financial and fiscal pact defining the financial relations between the Greater Paris m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections.

Article R513-17

The period referred to in 3° of article L. 513-26 runs, depending on the case, from the day on which the obligations foncières are settled and delivered or from the day on which they are no longer hel…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1758

In the event of application of the provisions set out in the third paragraph of Article 1649 A, in the second paragraph of Article 1649 AA and in the second paragraph of article 1649 quater A, the amo…

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

Article R2513-11

The health and medical rescue service of the Marseille marine fire brigade participates, within its area of competence, in the performance of the missions provided for in article L. 1424-2. To this en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Funds open to non-professional investors

Article D742-11

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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