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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1795

…ystems or technical interventions are designed to enable one of the acts mentioned in 1° of Article 1743 of this Code, in Article 1791 ter, in 3° and 5° of article 1794, in article 1797 and at 3°, 8°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1797

With regard to offences committed in relation to taxes on gaming houses, if the duties evaded or compromised cannot be determined precisely, the court shall set the penalty at one to three times the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-17

…placed by the reference to the year 2015; 2° In the fifth paragraph of III, the date of 31 December 2012 is replaced by the date of 31 December 2018.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

…ursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 19 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Transitional and common provisions

Article L133-17

…m, cease to have effect under the following conditions: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° Those published before 1 January 1969 cease to have effect on 1 January 2018; 3° Those published on or after 1st January 1969…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…ance contracts and securitisation vehicles, calculated in accordance with Article L. 351-2, as at 1 January 2016; andb) Technical provisions after deduction of receivables arising from reinsurance con…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-17

…orts Agency includes two Members of Parliament and two Senators, each with an advisory vote. From 1 January 2020, its composition will respect parity between men and women.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

…of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle Base brackets Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 1.9235 From €6,501 to €17,000 1.064% From €17,001 to €30,000 0.726% Over €30,000 0.532% f) Option by the surviving spouse f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

…icles D. 212-21, D. 212-22 and D. 212-24, to the establishments covered by decree no. 83-40 of 26th January 1983.

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