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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

…article 6 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1290 du 23 décembre 1986, is calculated pro rata to the length of time the premises were used…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-4

…tage code, to the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in article 7 of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne et à la commi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-9

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros for the legal representative of a group referred to in article L. 5143-6 : 1° Purchasing, holding or supplying veterin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: General provisions

Article R123-323

…Moselle and the reference to the title of master craftsman provided for by the article 3 du décret n° 98-247 relatif à la qualification artisanale et au secteur des métiers et de l'artisanat is repla…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-108

…of road permissions or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the décret n° 2001-366 du 26 avril 2001 susvisé, établie en vertu de permissions de voirie, sont fixées par le…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Economic aid

Article R3231

…odifiée relative aux droits des citoyens dans leurs relations avec les administrations et du décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001 pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations awarding the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…les D. 212-70 to D. 212-83, for the corresponding degree and appearing opposite in column 2. COLUMN N° 1COLUMN N° 2Aikido Order of 30 June 1971 Brevet d'Etat de professeur de judo, karaté, aïkido - pr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Appeal by the Public Prosecutor at the Cour de cassation

Article 639-3

The appeal provided for in Article 18 of Law no. 67-523 of 3 July 1967 shall be lodged by reasoned application by the Public Prosecutor, filed at the registry of the Cour de cassation; it shall be dir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-16

Any association that has been duly registered for at least five years on the date of the events and that proposes, through its articles of association, to combat drug addiction or drug trafficking may…

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