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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Local tax on companies operating ski-lift equipment.

Article L422-6

…ivités Territoriales. Communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, levied the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by compan…

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

Article L732-2

…387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34Act no. 2005-516…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34 Act no. 2005-51…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

I. - A. - Taxpayers who acquire, between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2024, while they are domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, a new dwelling or a dwelling in the future state of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…ted; 5° In article L. 411-4, the references to articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15 and L. 421-16, L. 421-26 to L. 421-29 are deleted; 6° In article L. 411-5: a) In the first paragraph, the words…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Exceptional tax on high incomes.

Article 223 sexies

…the deferral of taxation expires and without application of the quotient rules defined in l'article 163-0 A. The contribution is calculated by applying a rate of :- 3% to the fraction of reference tax…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

…ial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009.The administrative authority in charge of competition and consumer affairs shall determine, by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-2

…de evidence of paid medical work in France during the two years prior to the publication of law no. 2009-879 of 21 July 2009 on hospital reform and patients, health and the territories are deemed to h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-12

…odged exclusively by means of a declaration delivered or sent by registered post or, from 1 January 2009, by electronic means, to the court registry within a period of fifteen days. This period runs f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-37

…hen the Board is convened to carry out the transactions referred to in Articles L. 232-1 and L. 233-16 and unless otherwise provided for in the Articles of Association, the internal regulations may st…

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