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Showing 42214230 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-11

I.-Prior to the opening of the health centre and, where applicable, one or more branches, the legal representative of the managing body of this centre shall submit to the director of the regional heal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…ioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for from II to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article D1611-41

1° For the application of Article L. 1611-3-2, local authorities, their groupings and local public establishments whose debt-reduction capacity, defined as the ratio between outstanding debt at the ba…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1396

I. - Property tax on undeveloped properties is established on the basis of the cadastral rental value of these properties determined in accordance with the rules defined in

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-4

…longing to a grouping applying article 1609 quinquies C of the same code, only the communal bases located outside the economic activity zone are taken into account for the application of this provisio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 nonies C

…operation mentioned in I of article 1379-0 bis are substituted for the member communes for the application of the provisions relating to the business property tax and the business value added tax and…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…code of taxes on goods and services and levied on products in the gas oil, petrol and jet fuel tax categories are liable for an incentive tax on the use of renewable energy in transport.For the purpo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-15

…hich the breach was committed or, if the breach is concealed or hidden, the day on which the breach came to light and was ascertained under conditions allowing the AMF to carry out its investigative o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-14

When the Regional Commission for Conciliation and Compensation of Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Conditions and Nosocomial Infections considers that a healthcare professional, a healthcare institution,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-1

…ed products on the environment and on flora and fauna.It provides information to the authorities by carrying out socio-economic analyses in its field of competence.It carries out tasks relating to vet…

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