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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

…y the operator of the source in respect of supplies of the waters referred to in I that he makes, whether free of charge or for consideration.It is payable at the time of such supply.III.-The contribu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1521

…al and assistance establishments and assigned to a public service,III. - 1. The municipal councils determine annually the cases in which premises for industrial or commercial use may be exempted from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584

…mise to lease relating to all or part of a building, regardless of the form given by the parties, whether it is described as a transfer of key money, severance pay or otherwise. This tax, the collecti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1526

Supplementary rolls may be drawn up on the basis of facts existing on 1 January of the year of taxation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 1563

Gambling house tax is calculated on gross receipts, including all duties and taxes, as for turnover taxes. These revenues are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is count…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…s de réseaux prévue à Article 1519 D as well as the share of the component of the flat-rate tax on network companies relating to photovoltaic power stations provided for in Article 1519 F which are no…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595

…ase relating to all or part of an immovable property regardless of the form given by the parties, whether it is described as a transfer of key money, severance pay or otherwise. This tax, the collecti…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The international arbitration agreement

Article 1507

The arbitration agreement is not subject to any formal requirements.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1531

…e subject to the principle of confidentiality under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 21-3 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Agreement procedure

Article 1548

It is up to the technician, before accepting his assignment, to disclose any circumstances likely to affect his independence so that the parties can draw the conclusions they consider appropriate.

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