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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-3

I.-The technical provisions mentioned in 2°, 2° bis and 4° of article R. 331-6 are constituted within the universal guarantee fund for rental risks. These provisions must be sufficient to ensure full…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-7-2

Applications for guarantees are sent to the body referred to in article L. 432-2 , which examines them and submits them to the Commission des garanties et du crédit au commerce extérieur (Guarantees a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-7

The regional chambers of commerce and industry carry out all the tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article L. 710-1.As such:

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1051

…iant de l'agrément mentionné à l'article L. 365-2 du code de la construction et de l'habitation; 1° bis Acquisitions, made before 31 December 2013, by low-income housing bodies, sociétés anonymes de c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

…2° Le montant de la dotation de compensation de la taxe professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de l'article 6 de la loi n° 86-1317 du 30 décembre 1986 modifiée portant loi de finances initial…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 965

The basis of assessment for real estate wealth tax is the net value at 1 January of the year: 1° Of all the property and property rights belonging to the persons mentioned in article 964 as well as to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Revenue declarations

Article 287

…lified tax regime provided for in article 302 septies A, with the exception of those mentioned in 3 bis and 3 ter, file a return for each financial year which determines the tax due for the period and…

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

Article L621-9

…cle L. 214-1 and the collective investment management companies referred to in Article L. 543-1; 7° bis Management companies established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 2)

SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 VI. - LOCOMOTOR SYSTEMFIRST PART: PREHENSI…

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