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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health establishments responsible for psychiatric care without consent.

Article L3222-5-1

I.- Seclusion and restraint are practices of last resort and may only be used on patients in full hospitalisation without consent. They may only be used to prevent immediate or imminent harm to the pa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 bis

…d to file a return each year, no later than the second working day following 1 May, setting out the details of the liquidation of the value added tax relating to the previous year. If their financial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-10

It is hereby instituted a grant to support investment in the départements, allocated to the départements and territorial collectivities of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

The Director, who chairs the Executive Board, is responsible for the general policy of the institution. He represents the institution in all civil acts and acts in legal proceedings on behalf of the i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IX: Special arrangements applicable to taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or carrying out distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods

Article 298 sexdecies G

I.-Any taxable person may take advantage of the special declaration and payment arrangements set out in this article if: 1° Who has established his place of business in France or has a permanent estab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe B

Statement of change of residence expenses Items that must appear on the document(s) presented to the accountant (presentation in code form is excluded): 1. Identification of the agent Specify: - surna…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 0

…the judgment has become res judicata. (10) Cf. article 420 of the code of civil procedure and bank details of the account opened in the name of the C.A.R.P.A created by the bar association in which t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 ter

I. - An annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas is levied, within the territorial limits of the Ile-de-France region, made up of Paris and the départemen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238

…he financial year in respect of which it is exercised. A schedule attached to the income tax return details, for each asset, good or service or family of goods or services, the calculations made for t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 287

…indicating, on the one hand, the total amount of transactions carried out and, on the other hand, details of taxable transactions. The tax due is paid every month.These taxpayers may, at their reque…

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