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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…11-12-4 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2022-46 of 22 January 2022 strengthening health crisis management tools and amending the Public Heal…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-14

…be borne by the applicant, subject to the procedures provided for in Articles L. 521-18 and L. 521-19. For the purposes of taking the legal action referred to in the fourth paragraph, the applicant m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34

…Ministry of Health, in the week following publication of the order provided for in article R. 4031-19.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references to locally ap…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of the French Construction and Housing Code are replaced by references to locally ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies D

Companies that build or have built, before 1 January 2016, buildings for industrial or commercial use for the needs of their business in the rural regeneration zones mentioned in Article 1465 A may, u…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…from an exemption provided for in articles 1384,1384 A, in IIa of Article 1385 or acquired before 1 January 1998 with a view to their rental with financial assistance from the State pursuant to 3° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 E

…of sixth and eighth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt from property tax on non-built properties levied for the benefit of municipalities a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Provisions common to industrial establishments and commercial premises

Article 1501 bis

…s I, the following definitions apply. For the purposes of this I, the valuation reference date is 1 January 2021 or, for assets created after this date, 1 January of the year in which they were create…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-168

…ts premises during that period or who have terminated their domiciliation, and each year, before 15 January, a list of persons domiciled on 1 January. 2° The domiciled person undertakes to use the pre…

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