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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Discounts

Article A444-202

…the proportional emoluments set out in this section within the limit of a maximum discount rate of 20% applicable to the portion of the emolument calculated on the portions of the base greater than o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-20

…ted to communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and to certain district capitals with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants to take account, on the one hand, of the costs they incur in helping to maintain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Plenary session (R).

Article R5211-20

…cle R. 5211-19 for communes; b) The five most populous communes have a number of seats representing 20%, 30% or 40% of that set by the decree mentioned in article R. 5211-19 for the communes, dependin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…ng a reasonable profit, under the conditions laid down in Article 5 of European Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-20

I.-Pursuant to 1° of Article L. 444-5, practising professionals on 1 January of the calendar year shall provide the Ministers of Justice and the Economy, for the purposes of statistical verification,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…al rights and freedoms of individuals in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. II. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
30°: Tax credit for expenses incurred by certain farmers to replace their employees on leave

Article 200 undecies

…re entitled to a tax credit in respect of the expenses incurred to replace them for leave between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2024 through the direct employment of employees or through the use of p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions and allowances

Article L5424-20

…remuneration up to a ceiling, under conditions set by the agreement provided for in Article L. 5422-20. The specific contribution is collected and controlled by the bodies responsible for collection m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-20

…ate of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of article 33 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. C.-The report provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 B

…meubles.II. - When, under the conditions set out in I of Article 11 of the 1985 Finance Act no. 84-1208 of 29 December 1984, they hold shares in non-trading companies (sociétés civiles) formed as from…

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