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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-26-5

…n to the Prefect or his representative and the President of the Mayotte Departmental Council, the Regional Employment, Training and Vocational Guidance Committee is made up of members appointed by ord…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-5

In implementing the provisions of Articles R. 355-3 and R. 355-4, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall assess whether the provision of information represents a disproportionate b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Late payment of taxes recovered by tax administration accountants

Article 1730

1. Gives rise to the application of a surcharge of 10% for any delay in the payment of sums due in respect of income tax, social security contributions collected in the same way as income tax, council…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal control

Article R561-38-9

The procedures for applying this section with regard to the nature and scope of internal procedures, the rules for organising internal control and the content of the reports on internal control provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Discipline.

Article L4234-4

The disciplinary chamber of the central councils of each of sections B, C, D, E, G and H is chaired by a serving or honorary member of the body of councillors of the administrative courts and administ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Chargeable event and assessment of the tax

Article 1635 quater F

I.-The chargeable event for the tax is, depending on the case: 1° The date of issue of the initial building or development consent; 2° The date on which the initial tacit planning permission came into…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

1. The net incomes of the various categories entering into the composition of the global net income are assessed according to the rules set out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies A

I. - 1. Companies meeting the conditions set out in Article 44 sexies-0 A are exempt from income tax or corporation tax on profits made in respect of the first profitable financial year or tax period,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 973

…in article 965 is determined in accordance with the rules in force for death duties. By way of derogation from the second paragraph of article 761, a 30% allowance is applied to the real market value…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Vehicles used for the transport of corpses before coffining (R).

Article D2223-111

…that the overall coefficient of heat transmission is no more than 0.7 watts per square metre per degree Kelvin. For an ambient temperature of 30° C, the burial compartment's cooling system must enabl…

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