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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies C

…1639 A bis, the property tax base for shops and boutiques within the meaning of Article 1498, whose main surface area is less than 400 square metres and which are not part of a commercial complex, may…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R1212-2

…ce-chairmen of the commission may be contested under the conditions provided for in article R. 1211-15.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a judicial representative

Article R812-17

On receipt of the complete file from a person mentioned in Article R. 812-15, a receipt is issued. The national commission will issue a reasoned decision within four months of the receipt being issued…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-17

…ons are sent in time for the council to be convened under the conditions set out in Article R. 4422-15. In addition to the drafts submitted to the Assembly of Corsica for consideration, the presentati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…th the exception of those provided for in Article L. 612-14, the first paragraph of Articles L. 612-15 and L. 612-17 and articles L. 613-23 to L. 613-23-6. They are also applied to supplementary prote…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…to R. 2143-14Resulting from decree no. 2021-631 of 21 May 2021R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9In Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-3R. 2162-4Resulting from dec…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…rom decree no. 2021-631 of 21 May 2021R. 2143-10 to R. 2143-14R. 2143-16 to R. 2144-9 In Title VR. 2151-1 to R. 2152-4 R. 2152-6 to R. 2153-5 In Title VIR. 2161-1 to R. 2162-3R. 2162-4Resulting from d…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D411-6-1

…isabled child holding a disability card or "priority for disabled persons" card, up to a maximum of 15%.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 732-1

…he regional secure detention court may, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 706-53-15, decide to extend all or part of the obligations to which the person is subject, beyond the perio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-16

…f regional councillor are determined by applying to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 the following scale: REGIONAL POPULATION (inhabitants) Maximum Rates (in %) Less than 1 million 4…

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