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Showing 15411550 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

I. - The agents performing the same duties in French Polynesia and New Caledonia as those performed by the agents mentioned in Article L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 219 bis

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 219, the rate of corporation tax is set at 24% in respect of the income referred to in section 5 of article 206, received by non-profit-making public establis…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Secure detention

Article R53-8-77

…e come under the jurisdiction of one of the vice-presidents in charge of enforcing sentences of the Paris judicial court, appointed by the first president of the Paris court of appeal.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Responsibilities.

Article R2521-2

The Paris fire brigade carries out its mission in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. To this end, it is at the disposal of the Prefect of Police of Paris.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L3631-2

Municipal police officers, gardes champêtres (rural wardens), agents de surveillance de Paris (Paris surveillance officers) and agents de la Ville de Paris (City of Paris police officers), referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Direct management of public services

Article L1412-2

Local authorities, their public establishments, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates may individualise the management of an administrative public service falling wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…ioned Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010.The rate of the fee is set by decree. It may not be less than 22% or more than 31%.This fee is payable when the event or events on which the game is based take pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Exemptions granted by the mayor

Article R3132-21

The decision of the Mayor or, in Paris, of the Prefect of Paris relating to the derogation from Sunday rest for retail businesses provided for in article L. 3132-26, is taken after consultation with t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-production production aid commissions

Article 411-93

The pre-production support commission for first works is made up of seven members, including a chairman and a vice-chairman, appointed for a renewable term of one year.The pre-production support commi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-4

Until 31 December 1999, the share of expenditure borne by the local authorities or their groupings for the construction of collèges and their sports teaching annexes is shared between the communes and…

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