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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

I. - The basis of assessment for property tax on built properties for rental housing mentioned in Article L. 441-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, belonging to one of the bodies listed in articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-31

The extension period referred to in the fourth paragraph of L. 352-7 shall be determined taking into account all the relevant factors specified in Article 289 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) N…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

…he property of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les dépar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-4

…areholding was acquired or the guarantees granted after 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 relative aux sociétés d'économie mixte locales.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Joint ventures

Article R422-50

The formation of a joint venture of industrial property attorneys referred to in Title II of the loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 shall give rise to the insertion of a notice in a newspaper authoris…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Distribution of proceeds from assets

Article R742-51

…he price of a property sold by auction is subject to the provisions of Chapter IV of Title V of the loi du 1er juin 1924 mettant en vigueur la législation civile française dans les départements du Bas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804 A

…within five years of a settlement or conviction that became final after the entry into force of the loi n° 77-1453 du 29 décembre 1977 modifiée accordant des garanties de procédure aux contribuables e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-2

…a. "II.-In the fourth paragraph, the words: "in particular pursuant to Articles 5, 48 and 66 of the loi n° 82-213 du 2 mars 1982 modifiée relative aux droits et libertés des communes, des départements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of the second part of the grant provided for in Article L. 2511-39 (R).

Article R2113-19

…are applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes délé…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…lated in the wanted persons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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