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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…with the most significant urban dysfunctions taken pursuant to the II de l'article 9-1 de la loi n° 2003-710 du 1er août 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbaine,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article L462-9-1

…bject of information by the Competition Authority pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003, the Competition Authority shall inform the European Commission and the national competition au…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…of II of Article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) ;5° The fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…mal feed, in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in anim…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L441-7

…reigner in a state of polygamy legally constituted in Mayotte on the date of publication of Law no. 2003-660 of 21 July 2003 on programmes for overseas France or Ordinance no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

…cash subscription to the initial capital or capital increases of this company made between 3 April 2003 and 31 December 2009. The amortisation period starts on the first day of the month following th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…ver of less than ten million euros calculated in accordance with European Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…ion provided for in I is that paid in respect of loans taken out from the publication of the loi n° 2003-721 du 1er août 2003 pour l'initiative économique. The annual limit is €20,000 for single, wido…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

…urhoods covered by an agreement under article 10-3 of the French urban planning and renewal law no. 2003-710 of 1st August 2003; This 7° does not apply in neighbourhoods covered by an agreement under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

…n to the financing of this project.Without prejudice to the application of the article 9 of law no. 2003-710 of 1 August 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbaine',…

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