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Showing 16111620 of 69831 articles for Art. I-1°-b and b bis

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3a: Emergency care procedures within the remit of the fire service

Article R6311-18-1

As part of their participation in emergency medical aid and on the prescription of the regulating doctor or a doctor present at the scene, fire fighters are authorised to perform the following emergen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XI: Taxes levied for the benefit of associations of communes and mixed associations

Article 1609 quater

…taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of I of article 1379 of this code in place of all or part of the contribution of the associated communes. The distribution of these charges is carried out in accordance wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6 : Tax paid by electronic payment

Article 1681 septies

1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1681 quinquies and 1 of article 1681 sexies, corporation tax as well as taxes recovered under the same conditions, the business property tax (cotisation fon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-1-1

…nits or shares in general-purpose professional funds mentioned inarticle L. 214-144 of the Monetary and Financial Code ; 2° Units or shares in professional private equity funds mentioned inarticle L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

I.-Municipalities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, partially or total…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3c: Levy on dividends

Article 1671 C

…the Treasury within the first fifteen days of the month following that in which the income is paid and subject to the same penalties as the withholding tax provided for in article 119 bis. These pena…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 A

I. - The municipalities in whose territory one or more priority neighbourhoods for city policy are located or their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-13-1

…d in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 retains the rights inherent to this status, as defined by the present code, for a period of one year from the date of the medical finding of her pregnancy.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L23-111-1

I.-An inter-professional joint committee is set up at regional level to represent employees and employers in companies with fewer than eleven employees. II.It represents the employees and employers of…

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