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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies

I. - Unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system in accordance with the conditions set out in I of article 1639 A b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-43

The Comité de concertation et de coordination de l'apprentissage du bâtiment et des travaux publics is an association governed by the law of 1 July 1901 relating to contracts of association. It is man…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Canvassing for precious metals and banknotes

Article L754-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Designation of national police judicial police officers

Article A13

The technical examination for national police judicial police officers provided for in article R. 5 of the present code civil servants in the management and application corps with at least three years…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-3

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 3133-4 to L. 3133-6 and D. 3133-1 relating to 1st May is punishable by a fourth-class fine. The fine is applied as many times as there are employee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-1

I.-The allocations made each year by law from the resources of the Local Authorities' Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are intended to compensate for the value added tax paid by local authorities and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

For the application of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, signed at The Hague on 16 December 1970, the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention for the Suppression of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial guarantee

Article R519-17

I. - The guarantee provided for in article L. 519-4 is triggered by the default of the intermediary in banking transactions and payment services, without the guarantor being able to claim the benefit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Single registration

Article R773-29

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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