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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 B

…2011 are applied, is reduced by applying the rate set for 2012 in III of article 33 of law no. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012.For 2013, the same compensation, to which the rates of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

LASER OPTICAL RADIATIONThe physical exposure variables that are relevant from a biophysical point of view are chosen according to the wavelength and duration of the radiation emitted by the source. Mo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…several baselines, the one closest to the coast is used;1° ter (Repealed with effect from 1 January 2018);1° quater (Repealed with effect from 1 January 2002).2° The rates of the departmental mining r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 135-2

If the person who is the subject of an arrest warrant is discovered after the settlement of the information, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of this article. The public prosec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

I. - When a person not established in the European Union is liable for value added tax or is required to fulfil reporting obligations, it is required to have a taxable representative established in Fr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-2

Only the following may join clearing houses 1. Credit institutions and investment firms having their registered office in France as well as branches established on French territory of credit instituti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…17 to 222-18-3;- unintentional harm to the integrity of the person as provided for in articles 222-19-1, 222-19-2, 222-20-1 and 222-20-2 ;- sexual exhibition provided for in article 222-32;- the illi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…he opinion of the municipality prior to operations carried out by a local public land establishment;19° To sign the agreement provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 311-4 of the town…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

…ourth paragraph of Article L. 512-1 of this Code or inArticle 11 of Law No. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperatives and public offers of mutualist certificates referred to in the fi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

…ddition, when the statutory auditor works with entities subject to the provisions of article L. 823-19 or which have voluntarily set up a specialised committee within the meaning of that article, he s…

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