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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1468 bis

I. - For the application of the provisions relating to the business property tax, with the exception of those provided for in Articles 1465 to 1465 B, the extension of an establishment means the net i…

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

Article 916-42

The award decision is taken after a committee has given its opinion under the following conditions:1° The committee makes a preliminary selection of the projects after examining the documents mentione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Controlled declaration system

Article 96 B

When non-commercial taxpayers generate both non-commercial and commercial income from the same business, all income is aggregated to determine the limit above which the controlled declaration is compu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General provisions

Article 1020

The provisions subject to land registration of the deeds referred to in articles 1025, 1030, 1031, 1053, 1054, 1055,1066, 1067 and 1088 as well as those relating to the transactions referred to in art…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 B bis

I. - Non-built properties classified in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 15: Authentication

Article L133-44

I. - The payment service provider shall apply the strong customer authentication defined in f of Article L. 133-4 when the payer : 1° Accesses his online payment account ; 2° Initiates an electronic p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R548-6

The intermediary in participative financing makes available on its website a standard loan contract containing the following information:1° Identity and contact details of the parties involved:a) Mari…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: National Commission for Decentralised Cooperation (R)

Article R1115-9

I.-The representatives of local and regional authorities are appointed for a renewable term of three years by order of the Prime Minister. They may not serve beyond their elected term of office. They…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

I.-Taxpayers may, by option, make a payment in full discharge of income tax based on the turnover or revenue from their professional activity when the following conditions are met:1° They are subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : Composition and operation of the Local Finance Committee

Article R1211-5

The mayors' representatives are elected by the College of French Mayors, by a one-round majority list ballot, with complete lists submitted without the addition or deletion of names and without changi…

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