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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health centres.

Article L6323-1-15

Detailed rules for the application of this chapter shall be laid down by decree.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 153

Any witness summoned to be heard during the execution of a letter rogatory is required to appear, take an oath and give evidence. Where there is no plausible reason to suspect that he has committed or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…in companies that are not admitted to trading on a regulated market, within the meaning of articles L. 421-1 ou L. 422-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or on a multilateral trading facility, with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

…et at 10% for the first year of taxation, 15% for the second year and 20% from the third year onwards. By a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, these rates…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Taxpayers with professional income in different categories

Article 155

…such depreciation is nevertheless deemed not to have been expressly excluded from deductible expenses.3. Subject to an express option to this effect, 1° of 1 is not applicable, on the one hand, and 2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Determination of income from foreign assets

Article 151

For the application of in article L. 69 of the Book of Tax Procedures, the tax on income from foreign assets is calculated by multiplying the amount of these assets by the average annual gross yield o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Local mining tax

Article 1519

…of mining concessions, by holders of mining permits and by explorers of oil and combustible gas mines. This royalty applies to coal extracted on foreign territory and brought to light by wells and ins…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Household waste collection tax

Article 1520

…expenses of the household waste collection and treatment service and the waste mentioned in Article L. 2224-14 of the General Local Authorities Code, as well as expenditure directly linked to the defi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: General provisions

Article 1509

…IV. - Uncultivated or obviously underexploited land listed in the statement provided for in Article L. 125-5 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code is included in the best arable land category until s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

…2. Net property income is determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 14 to 33 quinquies.3.1° Income from transferable capital taken into account in the basis of net overall income includ…

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