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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

A fee collected for the benefit of the racing companies is instituted, intended to finance the public service missions defined in Article 2 of the law of 2 June 1891, the purpose of which is to regula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Equalisation funds

Article 1648 A

I. - From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-169

I.-The radiation protection inspectors mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 are appointed :1° By order of the Minister for Defence, on the proposal of the delegate for nuclear safet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R2123-12

The municipality's assumption of responsibility for expenses relating to the exercise of local elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L.…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1259

The restoration of the protected person's personal faculties is established by a medical certificate no more than two months old, issued by a doctor chosen from the list mentioned in article 431 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Special conditions for the "geriatrics" option

Article D6124-177-12

The authorised site provides access to a neurocognitive platform, either on site or by agreement.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-14

The costs of resources and services, other than those provided directly by a supplier, provided by the Banque de France to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, and charged to the latt…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-16

The personal data and information recorded in the automated processing system referred to in Article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in Articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1, excluding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Indirect taxes

Article 1613 bis

I. - Beverages consisting of:a) A prior mixture of beverages with an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 1.2% vol. and alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the Code…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2311-14

For the application of Article L. 2311-6, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back to the operating section:- the proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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