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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I ter A : Declaration by owners of electrical transformers

Article 1649 A quater

The owner of electrical transformers mentioned in article 1519 G which are subject to a concession contract declares each year to the public finance administration the identity of the concessionaire,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I bis : Declaration of interest-free repayable advances

Article 1649 A bis

The administrations, establishments, bodies or persons referred to in the first paragraph of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 bis C

Individuals, associations and non-trading companies domiciled or established in France are required to declare, at the same time as their income tax or profit tax return, the references of the digital…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater J

The renewal of approvals for approved management centres, approved associations and approved joint management bodies takes place, with the exception of the first renewal, every six years (1).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Common provisions

Article 1649 quater I

The departmental director of public finance or his representative attends, in an advisory capacity, the deliberations of the governing bodies of approved management centres, approved associations and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Va: Other forms of solidarity

Article 1691 bis A

Establishments that guarantee completion of the construction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 16

Where there is an urgent need to safeguard the estate, the mayor is required to provisionally affix the seals, subject to reporting without delay to the judicial court.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIc: Provisions applicable to certain breaches of the Highway Code

Article R49-16-1

When the request for exoneration or the claim is accompanied by the document provided for in d of 1° of article 529-10, the latter contains the relevant information specified by joint order of the Min…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-1

Credit institutions and finance companies disclose in their annual reports the return on their assets, calculated by dividing their net profit by their balance sheet total.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Scope and transitional provisions relating to the governance of investment firms

Article R533-16-4

By way of derogation from this section, class 1 bis investment firms are subject to the provisions of articles R. 511-17 to R. 511-26.

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