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

Article 1765

If one of the conditions laid down for the application, as the case may be, of articles L. 221-30, L. 221-31 and L. 221-32 or articles L. 221-32-1, L. 221-32-2 and L. 221-32-3 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Union representation

Article R1432-123

…int representatives of the trade union sections under the conditions laid down in Section II of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of Part Two of the same Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-1

…abling immediate payment of the parking charge provided for in Article L. 2333-87, including in dematerialised form, informs the driver of: a) The immediate payment rate scale applicable in the paid p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-1

…ais du Sang comprises:1° Eleven members representing the State: a) Four representatives of the Ministers for Health and Social Action; b) One representative of the Minister for Social Security; c) One…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 125

Income is determined by the gross amount of interest, arrears, redemption premiums or any other proceeds from the securities designated in article 124. Tax is due by the sole fact, either of the payme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Income from receivables, deposits and guarantees

Article 124

Sont considérés comme revenus au sens du présent article, lorsqu'ils ne figurent pas dans les recettes provenant de l'exercice d'une profession industrielle, commerciale, artisanale ou agricole, ou d'…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1399

…basis of assessment of property tax on built properties, the rental value of the motive power of waterfalls and their facilities used by licensed hydraulic companies or with a power greater than 500…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1401

…ich wasteland and waste land, moorland and heathland and land habitually flooded or devastated by water must be subject if these properties are relinquished in favour of the commune in which they are…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…doping purposes, under the conditions set out in article L. 232-12-2 of the Sports Code.In civil matters, such identification may only be sought in execution of an investigative measure ordered by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1468

…s reduced:1° For agricultural cooperatives and unions of cooperatives and agricultural collective interest companies, by half;This reduction does not apply to:a) Agricultural cooperative companies, th…

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