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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594 H-0 bis

The departmental council may, by deliberation, exempt from land registration tax or registration fees the acquisition of housing previously acquired from low-income housing organisations under the con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-3

For the application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 2213-4-1, land transport is considered to be the cause of a preponderant proportion of limit value exceedances: 1° Either when land trans…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-29

The content of the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9 is set out in appendix II-2-1.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter-0 B

Unitholders in a real estate investment trust mentioned in Article 239 nonies may offset all or part of the tax credits attached to the income and profits mentioned in article L. 214-81 of the Monetar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-4

The procedures for consulting the public and stakeholders within the meaning of III of Article L. 2213-4-1 in connection with the creation of a low-emission mobility zone that were initiated before th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in a Member State of the European Community or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area other than France

Article A370-2

For the purposes of the last paragraph of Article L. 370-4, the authority referred to in Article L. 310-12 may ask the institution referred to in Article L. 370-1 for documents proving compliance with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 713-8 AND A. 713-11)

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article A712-2

The overall monthly allowance for office expenses that the General Meeting of CCI France and of each territorial and regional chamber of commerce and industry may allocate to the members of its bureau…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions applicable in the event of a paperless challenge to fixed fines as provided for in Article 529-10

Article A37-20-2

Online challenges may be made for the following reasons: 1° The vehicle in question has been, sold, transferred, stolen, destroyed or had its number plates stolen; 2° Another driver was presumed to be…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum capital requirement

Article A352-29

The thresholds mentioned in d of I of Article R. 352-29 of the Insurance Code are as follows : - i: 2,700,000 euros ; - ii: 4,000,000 euros ; - in iii: 3,900,000 euros for the amount relating to reins…

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