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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1728

…charged to the taxpayer or resulting from the declaration or deed filed late, of an increase of:a. 10% in the absence of a formal notice or in the event that the declaration or deed is filed within t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

A. - Subject to the provisions of Article L. 2333-10, the maximum rates referred to in B shall apply.B. - Subject to the provisions of articles L. 2333-12 and L. 2333-16, these maximum rates are, with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article R214-186

…governed by Article L. 214-140 which complies with the rules set out in II and may invest more than 10% of its assets : 1° In shares or units of AIFs or investment funds governed by foreign law which…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-11

…tion contracts where a unit of account is made up of units in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10 or by a société civile de placement immobilier and subject to articles L. 160-14 and L. 160-15, t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 761

…xclusive jurisdiction of the judicial court, where the claim is for an amount less than or equal to 10,000 euros or has as its object an unspecified claim originating in the performance of an obligati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-11

…nducted on a joint basis by means of the contribution referred to in 1° of the I of article L. 2135-10 and, where applicable, voluntary contributions paid pursuant to 2° of the same I ;2° The particip…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4142-1

…ions;9° bis One member representing dental surgeons practising in the Brittany and Normandy regions;10° One member representing dental surgeons practising in Guadeloupe, Guyana and Martinique;11° One…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-17

…unt of aid is set at €7,500;2° For concept aid for animation projects, the amount of aid is set at €10,000;3° For writing aid for fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at :a) For series projects:…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L837-2

…isas to the French authorities responsible for border control"; 3° In Article L. 821-9, the words "€10,000" and "€20,000" are replaced by the words "€3,000 to €5,000" and "€6,000 to €10,000" respectiv…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-1

…al body mentioned in I or by another professional body authorised in accordance with article L. 223-10-1 of the Mutual Code, the professional body mentioned in I will notify :- for the Fédération fran…

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