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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 ter

By way of derogation from the provisions of article 219, compensation received by companies affected by acts of war for the repair of fixed assets or to replace destroyed stock may, at the request of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 quinquies

The withholding tax levied pursuant to article 182 B or from article 182 A bis is deductible from the amount of corporation tax that may be due on the income to which it relates.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 219 bis

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 219, the rate of corporation tax is set at 24% in respect of the income referred to in section 5 of article 206, received by non-profit-making public establis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-21

The procedures for organising the interview are defined by the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.The procedures for transcribing the personal i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L743-21

An appeal may be lodged by the foreign national, the public prosecutor and the administrative authority.The appeal may be lodged by the foreign national, the public prosecutor and the administrative a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-21

Under the control of the town council and the administrative control of the State representative in the department, the mayor is generally responsible for carrying out the decisions of the town counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-21

Voting shall take place by public ballot at the request of one quarter of the members present.Voting shall take place by secret ballot:1° Either when one third of the members present so request;2° Or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-21

…lculating the financial indicators provided for in articles L. 2334-4, L. 2334-5, L. 2336-2 and L. 5211-29 are, as far as new communes are concerned, specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, in part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-21

The deputy mayor, referred to in article L. 2113-13, receives the allowance corresponding to the effective exercise of the functions of mayor, set in accordance with articles L. 2123-20 and L. 2123-23…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Rural policing

Article L2213-21

The mayor may prescribe that millstones of grain, straw and fodder, etc., must be placed at a specified distance from dwellings and the public highway.

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