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French General Tax CodeIn force
B : Assessment procedure

Article 1515

I. - For the second five-yearly review of undeveloped properties the rental values are obtained by applying adjustment coefficients to the rental value of the properties, as it results from the previo…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1443-3

…e replaced by the words: "the head of the regional department responsible for" and the d is deleted;2° 5° is replaced by the following paragraph: " 5° Le directeur de la caisse générale de sécurité so…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operations following death (R)

Article R2213-39-1

When the burial of the urn in a private property is terminated, the person who has custody of it must comply with the provisions of Article L. 2223-18-2.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 387

1. When the offences referred to in articles 412, 1° to 5°, 414, 414-2 and 459 have been duly recorded by an official authorised for this purpose, the president of the judicial court may order, at the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Reimbursement of costs and expenses

Article A444-50

…nnexe 4-8 are as follows: 1° For being present at the opening of locked doors and furniture: €6.60; 2° For assisting with the execution of an eviction measure: €11.00.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater Y

…Code for goods and services that are not strictly essential to the activity of the lessee company; 2° Electricity production facilities using the sun's radiative energy. B.-The tax reduction provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Transport, searches and seizures

Article 99-4

For the purposes of executing the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer may carry out the requisitions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 60-2.With the express authorisation of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-33

…l follow the following procedures: 1° EC declaration of conformity, full quality assurance system ; 2° EC type examination, combined with EC verification; 3° EC type-examination, combined with EC decl…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Implementing provisions.

Article L4311-7

…equipment and means of protection subject to the safety obligations defined in Article L. 4311-1 ; 2° The technical rules to be met by each type of work equipment and means of protection, as provided…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

…here applicable, its other activities and the certifications it holds in respect of its activities; 2° Technical information relating to the activities of manufacturing, importing or distributing exci…

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