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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A ter

…ore priority neighbourhoods for urban policy are located within the meaning of article 5 of Law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for the city and urban cohesion.II. - The municipal coun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638

…e département only takes effect for tax purposes from the following year if it is issued before 1st October of the year.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1751

…rusted to the estates department in the forms and conditions provided for by the validated law of 5 October 1940, relating to assets placed in sequestration as a result of a general security measure.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2334-26

…sing teachers.This allocation changes each year in line with the overall operating allocation. From 2011, this change does not apply. The Local Finance Committee may increase this allocation by all or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article D547-2

…of the withdrawal of authorisation under the conditions set out in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020. This decision shall specify the conditions for the timeframe and implem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article R631-5

…1: a) Under the conditions laid down, as the case may be, in Article 458 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or by order of the Minister in ch…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-3

…ng to weekly rest, Article L. 3121-18 relating to the maximum daily working time or Article L. 3121-20 relating to the maximum weekly working time, notes the total or partial non-payment of the legal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…tion appointed by its President; 19° The President of the National Union of Outdoor Sports Centres; 20° The Director of Tourism at the Ministry responsible for Tourism; 21° The President of the most r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-4

For the application of articles L. 3132-20, L. 3132-24, L. 3132-25, L. 3132-25-1 and L. 3132-25-6, only voluntary employees who have given their written agreement to their employer may work on Sundays…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Rules applicable to financial contracts, temporary acquisitions and sales of financial instruments and guarantees

Article R214-15

A UCITS may enter into the financial contracts referred to in 5° of the I of Article L. 214-20 concluded on the markets referred to in 1°, 2° or 3° of the I of Article R. 214-11 or traded over-the-cou…

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