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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-16

Revenue and expenditure accounts may be set up at the High Council by a decision of its Chairman with the approval of the accounting officer under the conditions laid down in the decree no. 2019-798 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 F

For the application of 1 of I of Article 1636 B sexies to the City of Paris, the reference rate of property tax on built-up properties relating to 2019 is equal to the sum of the municipal rate for 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-17

…ata with a view to drawing up the electoral roll, in accordance with articles R. 2122-12 to R. 2122-16 . It forwards the file used to compile the electoral list to each regional directorate for compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

…tted, the former to pay and the latter to deliver, on the date referred to in III of Article L. 211-17. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council o…

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

Article R123-168

…tion agent holds a file for each person domiciled, containing supporting documents relating, in the case of natural persons, to their personal address and telephone number and, in the case of legal en…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-17

…ed the average mortality figure for France, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will carry out a survey of the sanitary conditions in the municipality and communicate the results to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative and tax formalities

Article A444-172

The services listed under numbers 196 to 211 of the table referred to in article A. 444-53 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Des…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-17

…s whose state of abandonment has been established in accordance with articles R. 2223-12 to R. 2223-16.This list is deposited at the office of the cemetery curator, if this post exists, as well as at…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-17

The provisions set out in articles L. 1411-15 and L. 1411-16 also apply to public establishments for interdepartmental cooperation, public establishments for interregional cooperation and mixed syndic…

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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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