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Showing 22812290 of 44611 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 et L. 145-16

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter V: Overseas departments. Establishment and conservation of the land register

Article 1649 decies

…roperties, the property tax on non-built-up properties and the taxes ancillary to these contributions. This land register is also intended to serve as a means of identifying and physically determining…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…9 and 2202 of the customs tariff;2° Containing added sugars;3° Packaged in containers intended for retail sale either directly or through a professional or previously assembled and presented in contai…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-16

…rovisions of articles 39-3 and 495-22, the Public Prosecutor of the Judicial Court of Rennes is competent to: 1° Where the information in the official report does not comply with the provisions of art…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 10: General provisions

Article A212-164

The certificate of qualification and aptitude for the functions mentioned in article L. 212-1 is issued by the Minister for Sport, after receiving the opinion of a qualified jury composed as follows:…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the Board of Directors (R)

Article R1424-16

In application of article L. 1424-29, the board of directors settles, through its deliberations, matters relating to the administration of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service.It se…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638 quater

…to Article 1609 nonies C or following a transformation under the conditions provided for in Article L. 5211-41-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales, the business property tax rate of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VB

…cealment. In the case of an acquisition free of charge, the acquisition price is the value used to determine the transfer tax. In the absence, as the case may be, of a price stipulated in the deed or…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

…stic or rubber, affecting the quality of bathing water and presenting a risk to the health of bathers. 5° Short-term pollution is microbiological contamination relating to the parameters Escherichia c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-15

I. - Where the budget includes a provisional main profit and loss account in deficit, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall forward it within thirty days of receipt to the Ministers…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-16

The statutory audit firms mentioned in article L. 822-1-4 file or send, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, an application for registration with the Haut conseil du commissariat aux…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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