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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…the adaptations provided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragrap…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L784-10

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Act 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L783-10

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-2

…ly or permanently from exercising an activity or service, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or pursuant to a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot

Article A713-9

I.-Where the 3rd paragraph of Article R. 713-21 is applied, the candidates or their proxies shall submit, no later than twenty-one days before the last day of the ballot, to the secretariat of the ele…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-3

…ed in article 10.2.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code in the version that came into force on 1 January 2021.II - When the breach of article L. 232-9 or 2° of article L. 232-10 involves a substance of abu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

…e level applicable to hydroelectric power stations, for power stations commissioned after 1 January 2021. The date of commissioning means the date of the first connection to the electricity grid.III.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater D

…the departmental tax rate for 2018 had been applied.From the tax assessments drawn up in respect of 2021, the proceeds apportioned, in 2020, between persons liable for the property tax on built-up pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Dotation globale de fonctionnement (R).

Article R2563-4-1

…ality as part of the levy on State revenues provided for in III of the article 29 of law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on finance for 2021 compensating for the loss of property tax revenue on buil…

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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 L5211-28-4

…e General Tax Code is a signatory to a city contract as defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion, it must, by deliberation, adopt, in c…

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