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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-108

The fees payable to communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation or mixed syndicates for the occupation of the public domain by all the works established by a private individual by v…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Health of prisoners

Article D393

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article R. 6111-41 du code de la santé publique, l'admission d'une personne détenue prévenue dans un établissement de santé à vocation nationale ou dans un éta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: DEPARTMENTS OF HAUTS-DE-SEINE, SEINE-SAINT-DENIS AND VAL-DE-MARNE

Article D3421-2

The payment of the contributions provided for in article L. 3421-2 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the following conditions: a) With regard to operating ex…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R4313-3

The statements appended to the budget documents pursuant to the last paragraph of Article L. 4313-2 are :1° Tables summarising the status of borrowings and debts;2° A presentation of the status of dep…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-16

In the event of safeguard or receivership proceedings or compulsory liquidation, or of financial difficulties on the part of the employer, the Prefect, or by delegation the Regional Director of Compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Emergency medical care authorisation

Article R6123-12

The provisions of this section do not prevent a health care establishment which is not authorised to carry out the activity mentioned in 3° of article R. 6123-1 from fulfilling its general obligations…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

…t meets the following conditions:a) Have its effective place of management in a Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area which has en…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-3

…locally for access to employment for foreign nationals; 5° In Article R. 421-59, the words: "under Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the condit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 283

…rs of allowances authorising operators to emit greenhouse gases, within the meaning of Article 3 of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-5

…ll times, be represented by equivalent assets located within the territory of a Member State of the European Community or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. The assets…

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