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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R5134-161

Unemployed young people aged between sixteen and twenty-five and disabled people aged under thirty who are unemployed on the date the contract is signed and who : 1° Either do not hold any qualificati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-16

…cle L. 6147-7 and in 2° and 4° of article L. 621-2 of the code des pensions militaires d'invalidité et des victimes de guerre (Military Invalidity and Victims of War Pensions Code). Within this framew…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX nonies: Special taxes levied in favour of the Société du Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest

Article 1609 H

A special equipment tax is instituted for the benefit of the local public body Société Grand Projet du Sud-Ouest created in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 2022-307 of 2 March 2022 relating to the Société…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Payment of council tax, property tax and the public audiovisual contribution due by individuals

Article 1681 ter

…in dwelling and property taxes are collected under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 1663 et à l'article 1730. However, the taxpayer may opt for monthly direct debits from an account opened…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Sole trader and limited liability entrepreneur

Article 1655 sexies

…le 206, 5° of 1 of article 635 and article 638 A, the sole trader referred to in articles L. 526-22 et seq. of the commercial code who does not benefit from the schemes defined in articles 50-0,64 bis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I ter: Departmental rental value commissions

Article 1650 B

In each department, a departmental commission on rental values is set up, comprising two representatives of the tax authorities, ten representatives of local authorities and public establishments for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…ic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the Code des impositions sur les biens et services,orb) One or more products subject to excise duty on alcohol mentioned in Article L. 313-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 0I bis: Reduction in direct local tax bases

Article 1635 sexies

…local authorities and various establishments and bodies in accordance with the rules laid down for determining the bases of these taxes.II. - The taxes referred to in I are established and collected u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-16

…ommittee of a non-university public health establishment;5° The director of the Caisse d'assurance retraite et de la santé au travail (occupational health and retirement insurance fund);6° Two represe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

…in vitro diagnostic medical devices are designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the following objectives: 1° To have chemical and physical properties which make it possible to g…

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