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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-13

A development grant is instituted, comprising a grant for the benefit of groups of communes, a national equalisation grant, an urban solidarity and social cohesion grant, a rural solidarity grant, a s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-1

…lting from the energy consumption linked to the activity of these establishments between 1 December 2022 and 31 March 2023.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 : Tariff

Article 746

…o registration duty or land registration tax of 2.50%. This rate is reduced to 1.80% from 1 January 2021 and to 1.10% from 1 January 2022 for the division of property interests following a legal separ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-4

Under penalty of nullity, the issue of profit shares or founder's shares is prohibited. However, profit shares or founder's shares issued before 1 April 1967 remain governed by the texts relating to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Animator" speciality

Article A212-46

…education and sport mentioned in article D. 212-21 is set out in the relevant order dated 27 April 2016 (NOR: VJSF1603369A).

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the project implementation method

Article R2212-8

…organising and operating the expert body referred to in Article R. 2212-7 are set out in Decree no. 2016-522 of 27 April 2016 on the infrastructure financing support mission.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-29

Cash in excess of the amounts available to a skills operator in application of articles R. 6332-27 is paid to France Compétences before 30 April of the year following the end of the financial year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…s As amended by Title II Chapter III: General obligations of traders Article D. 123-80-1 Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020Article D. 123-200Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February 20202° The provision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-3

…cle L. 3353-3 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.Article L. 3353…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1831-1

…ions provided for in III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORMING RESULTING FROM R. 1221-12 Decree no. 2021-596 of 14 May 2021 R. 1221-13 Decree no. 2000-318 of 7 April 2000 R. 1221-14 and R. 1221-15 Dec…

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