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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 793

…and forests to the State or to the local authorities and bodies mentioned in I and II of l'article 1042, the undertaking is deemed to have been definitively satisfied up to a fraction of the value of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…the penultimate year, in respect of the personalised autonomy allowance pursuant to articles L. 14-10-5 and L. 14-10-6 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles and under the compensation benef…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Deliberative body of public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax system

Article L5211-6-1

…From less than 3 500 inhabitants16From 3,500 to 4,999 inhabitants18From 5,000 to 9,999 inhabitants2210,000 to 19,999 inhabitants2620,000 to 29,999 inhabitants3030,000 to 39,999 inhabitants3440,000 to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…g the impression that the sale of a product or the provision of a service is lawful when it is not; 10° Presenting the rights conferred on the consumer by law as constituting a specific feature of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…n office or an information office, either directly or through a company in which they hold at least 10% of the capital, may set up a tax-free provision in an amount equal to the losses incurred during…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…diary of the persons mentioned in the same first paragraph, or not to enter into contact with them; 10° Ask the perpetrator to pay a civic contribution to a victim support association mentioned in Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…ck of cemetery plots;9° To accept gifts and legacies that are not subject to conditions or charges ;10° To decide on the disposal by mutual agreement of movable property up to €4,600;11° To set the re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…to L. 133-8Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-9 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 133-10 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-11 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-12 Order…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information obligation

Article L221-5

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract for the sale of goods or the provision of services, digital content or digital services, the trader shall provide the consumer with the following information i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-3

…image or reputation of a local authority or a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation; 10° The name of a public entity, if there is a risk of confusion in the mind of the public. II.-An e…

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