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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-7

I.-For the category of acts of the professional recovery procedure mentioned in table 2 of article appendix 4-7, the emolument breaks down into:1° A principal emolument and a fixed fee for transmissio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Business value added tax

Article 1679 septies

Companies whose business value added contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-59

The Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours is made up of forty-three full members appointed by order of the minister in charge of civil protection as follows: a) One Member of Parl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-60

The National Conference of Fire and Rescue Services is chaired by one of its members mentioned in a, b, c, and d of article R. 1424-59, elected by them by secret ballot and by an absolute majority. If…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition of the national conference

Article R 1424-61

The members of the Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours are renewed following each election of representatives of the départements to the boards of directors of the fire and resc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

I. - La Poste is subject, at the place of its main establishment, to direct local taxes levied for the benefit of local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duties - Land registration tax

Article 1599 sexies

There is levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region an additional tax on the registration duties or land registration tax payable on transfers for valuable consideration, other than those ment…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Operator obligations

Article 1565 septies

The tax on gaming houses is established, collected and controlled according to the rules, guarantees and sanctions specific to indirect taxes.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIe: Special arrangements for those liable for tax on services provided by electronic communications operators

Article 1693 sexies

Les redevables de la taxe prévue à l'article 302 bis KH pay this tax in monthly or quarterly instalments at least equal, respectively, to one twelfth or one quarter of the amount of tax due in respect…

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