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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…the emphyteutic lessee or the holder of an authorisation for temporary occupation of the public domain constituting a right in rem who, on 1st January of the year of taxation, has a taxable premises…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: PROPERTY AND STAFF

Article L3651-3

…cle L. 3642-2 are transferred to the Metropole of Lyon, under the conditions set out in Article L. 5211-4-1. For the application of this same article, the territorial authority is the president of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation

Article L5217-1

…tistique et des études économiques, and which exercise the competences listed in I of l'article L. 5217-2 on the date of entry into force of Law no. 2014-57 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of…

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

Article L621-9

…ferred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 of this Code that are admitted to trading on a trading venue or for which an application for ad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

I. - Articles L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-20

…parties is specified in Article 63 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014; b) The recoverability of funds, taking into account the legal form of the relevant item and an…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article D151-1

…munes, their fractions or their groupings are set up as classified tourist resorts. " "Art. R. 4424-21 of the General Local Authorities Code. The composition of the application for designation as a to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Criminal provisions.

Article R331-45

…contravenes the instructions provided by the technical organiser in accordance with article R. 331-21 and who implements the safety measures laid down pursuant to article R. 331-26 is liable to a fou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Grant and publication of the patent

Article R612-71

…ption or claims were drafted in a foreign language under the conditions laid down in article R. 612-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…ts and obligations, receivables and debts arising from these activities prior to this integration remain the responsibility of the departmental authority. Without prejudice to the provisions of articl…

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