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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…t of access to sport within the limit of the ceiling set in I of Article 46 of Law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the 2012 finances. The levy is payable when the event or events on which the gam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Health and Autonomy Conference

Article D1442-7

For the application of article D. 1432-28 to Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The provisions of 1° and 2° are replaced by the following provisions:1° The college of representatives of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Terms and conditions of exercise.

Article R4623-14

…mentioned in articles R. 4624-24 and R. 4624-25 and the medical visit mentioned in article R. 4624-28-1, subject to the following reservations : 1° Opinions, proposals, written conclusions or indicat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-49

…han €4,305,000 and less than or equal to €6,150,000.II. - For the period between 11 August 2021 and 28 September 2021, the rates are increased by :- 30% when the amount of revenue generated by feature…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater A bis

…with the following scale:CATEGORY OF ROLLING STOCK RATES (in euros) Metro Power car and trailer 14 286 Other equipment Self-propelled and motorised Trailer 26 801 5,594The categories of rolling stock…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-9

Approval may be withdrawn from a federation which ceases to fulfil the conditions laid down for its issue, in particular: 1° In the event of amendments to the Articles of Association or disciplinary r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1758

In the event of application of the provisions set out in the third paragraph of Article 1649 A, in the second paragraph of Article 1649 AA and in the second paragraph of article 1649 quater A, the amo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-24

The committee's opinion includes :1° The identification and title of the research ;2° The name of the investigator or, where applicable, the coordinating investigator;3° The name of the sponsor;4° The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Replacement

Article L7223-3

If the seat of Chairman falls vacant for any reason whatsoever, the duties of Chairman shall be performed provisionally by a Vice-Chairman in the order of appointment and, failing that, by a councillo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D48-5-5

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 711, where the parties agree, applications relating to the enforcement of a sentence, submitted under the conditions laid down in Articles 702-1,703,71…

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