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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 C

I. - For the application of the second paragraph of I of Article 1640 B, the reference communal and inter-communal rates are defined as follows:1. For communes that are not members in 2010 of a public…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Pricing structure and conditions

Article R444-10-1

The services mentioned in the last sentence of the last paragraph of article L. 444-2, for which the rate of the discount may, over and above the amount of the fee set by the order mentioned in articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-1-1

The Minister responsible for the economy shall lay down rules for payment institutions, in particular concerning : 1° The amount of capital of payment institutions ; 2° The terms and conditions under…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Objections to marriage

Article 175-1

The Public Prosecutor's Office may lodge an opposition in cases where it could request the nullity of the marriage.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-1

Traditional herbal medicinal products that meet the following criteria are not subject to marketing authorisation: 1° They are designed to be used without the intervention of a doctor for the purposes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1665

A decree sets out the terms of application of articles 1663 B and 1663 C.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Termination of the duties of an employed commercial court clerk in the event of termination of the employment contract

Article R743-139-20

When the office-holder maintains his intention to dismiss the salaried registrar, he shall notify him of his dismissal either by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by letter deliver…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5 : Fees payable for occupancy of the public domain by water and sewerage works

Article R3333-18

The fee payable each year to a department for the occupation of the departmental public domain by water and sewerage service works is determined by the departmental council under the conditions provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-10

The issue of the site authorisation provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 1121-13 is subject to compliance with the following conditions: 1° The possibility of ensuring appropriate superv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-15

Appendices to the budget documents include:1° Summary data on the financial situation of the local authority;2° A list of assistance granted by the local authority in the form of benefits in kind or s…

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