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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 B

…number of megawatts installed in each electricity production unit using mechanical wind energy on 1 January of the tax year. It is not due the year the unit is commissioned.The annual rate of the tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 novovicies

…ames marketed in physical distribution networks and online mentioned in I of Article 137 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses. Gross gaming revenu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-3

In 2014, the amount of the flat-rate allowance for municipalities in mainland France and the overseas departments, with the exception of those in the Department of Mayotte, is reduced by €588 million.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-5

…istics and constraints of the community. V. - Until its first meeting following its renewal after 1 January 2012, the Territorial Council is empowered to adapt laws and regulations relating to town pl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition and obligation to register

Article R519-3

…o interest or charges or which are subject to charges of a negligible amount, or loans of less than 200 euros. The persons mentioned in 1° of Article R. 519-2 declare to the credit institution, financ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-9

…hat takes effect on 1st March for a period of twelve months. The contract is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year.II. - Persons commencing the activity of financial investment adviser must take…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-27

…3 is set at :1° 750 euros for each filing of a document for the declaration referred to in 1° ;2° 3,200 euros for any examination of the obligation to file a public offer referred to in 2° ;3° 5,000 e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-5

…aries of the active solidarity income referred to in 3° of II of Article L. 3335-4 is assessed at 1 January of the year preceding that in respect of which the solidarity fund for the départements of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe X

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Groupement de coopération sanitaire (healthcare cooperation group) set up as a healthcare establishment

Article R6133-18

…f the public law health cooperation grouping into a public health establishment takes effect on 1st January of the year following the decision of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency men…

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