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Showing 97819790 of 14964 articles for Art. CE 23-7-2010 n° 313445

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-20

…the physical, geographical and hydrogeological characteristics of the bathing water and other surface waters in the catchment area of the bathing water concerned, which could be relevant sources of p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-31

The crimes and offences for which socio-judicial supervision is incurred and which are liable, in accordance with the provisions of articles 723-29 to 723-37, to give rise to judicial supervision of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1-2

…ion makes it possible to prove its origin. A decree sets out the list of these documents and the procedures for submitting them.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single section Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R612-5

…provisions of Books III and V, insofar as they relate to property conservation measures :1° References to Decree No. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration and to Decree No. 55-1350 of 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-19

…respectively. However, for the application of articles L. 2123-23 et L. 2123-24, the maximum allowances for the effective exercise of the functions of deputy mayor and deputy deputy mayor are voted by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-43

…the authorisation provided for in Article L. 2223-23 on the sole basis of the professional competence of the agents and the compliance of the vehicles with the requirements laid down by the decrees r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 669

…wnership and usufruct is determined by a proportion of the value of the entire property, in accordance with the following scale:AGE of the usufructuaryVALUE the usufructVALUE of the bare ownership. of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 A

…ry and Financial Code for their transactions with French residents and all persons who habitually receive securities, titles or funds on deposit must declare to the tax authorities the opening and clo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1791 ter

…aphs of Article 132-23 of the Penal Code relating to the security period are applicable to the offences provided for in this Article.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Eviction Commission

Article R632-5

…d in article R. 632-3 is made by the prefect of the département where the foreign national's residence is located or, if the foreign national is detained in a penal establishment, by the prefect of th…

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