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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-47

Litigation relating to the flat-rate tourist tax is presented and judged in the same way as for registration duties, land registration tax, stamp duties, indirect taxes and taxes assimilated to these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-46

In the event of failure to declare, absence of or late payment of the flat-rate tourist tax, the mayor shall send the accommodation providers, hoteliers, owners and intermediaries mentioned in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-43

I. - Lodgers, hoteliers, owners and intermediaries mentioned in Article L. 2333-40 are required to make a declaration to the town hall no later than one month before each collection period. This decla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-44

The amount of tax paid is checked by the municipality. The mayor and agents commissioned by him may verify the declarations produced by accommodation providers, hoteliers, owners and other intermediar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-45

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-11

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-17

In addition to the officers and agents of the criminal investigation department, the labour inspectors referred to in article L. 8112-1 and the inspectors of the social security bodies are authorised…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the conditions of application of this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-16

I.-When it is observed that a person, whether a natural person or a legal entity, is engaged in the activity of performing arts entrepreneur without holding a valid activity declaration receipt as ref…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies and mixed financial holding companies

Article L571-14

Failure by the directors of a financial holding company, a parent company of a finance company or a mixed financial holding company to prepare accounts in consolidated form, in accordance with article…

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