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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-12

…functional duties, with the exception of the duties mentioned in article 23 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service for municipalities and publ…

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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 XIII

…s sessions in the same sector and for the same type of event (as defined in article 2 of decree no. 2006-85 of 27 January 2006). A significant deviation is a variation greater than the standard deviat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematographic and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 AB

…mount of the tax reduction that exceeds the amount mentioned in the first paragraph of 1 of article 200-0 A may be carried forward to the income tax due for the following years up to and including the…

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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

…rds: "territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands"; 19° In Article L. 414-11, 2° and 3° are deleted; 20° Article L. 414-12 reads as follows: "Art. L. 414-12.-The issue of residence permits bearing the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe I

…counting period. III. - Accounting in euros The accounts must be kept in the French language.From 1 January 1999, accounting documents may be drawn up in euros. This choice is irrevocable. Conversion…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Misleading commercial practices

Article L121-4

…sociated with responding to the commercial practice and taking possession or delivery of the item ; 20° Including in an advertising medium an invoice or similar document requesting payment which gives…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis

…f 30 September 1944, and which are not in one of the cases provided for in 1° and 2° of the article 20 of the aforementioned law of 2 August 1954, are authorised to deduct from their net profit, for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

…ent on the European Economic Area. Pursuant to Articles 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, credit institution authorisation is granted by the European Central Bank, o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation grants

Article L3334-7-1

…nce is created within the departments' overall operating allowance, the amount of which is equal in 2004, for each department, to the amount due in respect of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as i…

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