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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 Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 186-1

The parties may also appeal the orders provided for by the ninth paragraph of Article 81, by Articles 82-1 and 82-3, and by the second paragraph of Article 156. In this case, the information file, or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 167-1

Where the conclusions of the expert opinion are such as to lead to the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of Article 122-1 of the Criminal Code providing that a person is not crimina…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notaries' fees

Article A444-174

The discounts provided for in the first sentence of the sixth paragraph of Article L. 444-2 are granted by notaries on the proportional emoluments set out in sub-section 1 of this section in accordanc…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-10

The credit agreement provided for in Article L. 312-28 is drawn up in characters no smaller than eight-point type. It shall include clearly and legibly, in the order specified below: 1° The identity a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

I.-Chapter I of Title IV of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-15

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the junior doctor is entitled to leave for the entire period of incapacity to work until full recovery, consolidation of the injury or deat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-13

…ion is made from the twelfths provided for in Article L. 2332-2 and in II of l'article 46 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006 de la commune concernée.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1741

Without prejudice to the specific provisions set out in this codification, anyone who has fraudulently evaded or attempted to fraudulently evade the assessment or payment of all or part of the taxes r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 tricies

I.-A.-Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of the article 4 B, is entitled to a reduction in income tax on the property it rents out, subject to the following conditions: 1° The property…

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