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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-26

I. - The master of a vessel who observes a risk to public health on board immediately informs the competent regional surveillance and rescue operational centre when the vessel is at sea or the harbour…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31

…ds for assessing the rent and the resources of the occupant, as well as the conditions for this rental.For leases entered into after the entry into force of law no. 2009-323 of 25 March 2009 on mobili…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

The rate of the special tax on insurance contracts is set:1° For fire insurance:A 7% for fire insurance relating to non-exempt agricultural risks; generally speaking, the following are considered as h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article R2213-1-0-1

…pées délivrée sur le fondement de l'article L. 241-3-2 du même code dans sa rédaction antérieure au 1er janvier 2017;4° Aux véhicules de transport en commun de personnes à faibles émissions au sens de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article Annexe

DEFINING THE MODELS OF CONTINUING VOCATIONAL TRAINING AGREEMENT PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLES D. 6122-4 AND D. 6122-5 Vocational training agreement providing for State financial assistance for the running…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: The Examining Magistrate and the Investigating Divisions

Article D15-4-4

…er, Millau, Rodez. Narbonne. Carcassonne, Narbonne. Perpignan. Perpignan. Nancy Court of Appeal Epinal. Epinal, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. Nancy. Bar-le-Duc, Val de Briey, Nancy, Verdun. Nîmes Court of App…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

1. Communes and their public establishments for inter-communal cooperation that have instituted the tax for the removal of household waste in accordance with articles 1379-0 bis, 1520 and 1609 quater…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-1

…d. The Commission meets, at the invitation of its Chairman, from 1 January of the year of each renewal. II. II -With a view to drawing up the electoral lists, the electoral list committee collects dat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

I.-Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real taxation system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets excluding financial ex…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…3° The logo, mascot, slogan and posters of the Olympic Games;4° The year of the Olympic Games "city + year", in conjunction with the French Paralympic and Sports Committee;5° The terms "Olympic Games"…

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