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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Regional joint body.

Article R5312-28

…tive national and cross-industry trade union and employers' organisations mentioned in article L. 5422-22. The members of the regional joint body are appointed for three years. This mandate is renewab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…rtements is subject to a levy in three tranches calculated as follows: >A levy of 1° A deduction of 225 million euros is made proportionally from the fraction of the per capita amount of the base for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7°: Local authorities, local public bodies and local public companies

Article 1042

…ities or public establishments mentioned in the first paragraph within the framework of articles L. 2251-1 to L. 2251-4, L. 2253-1, L. 3231-1, L. 3231-6, L. 3232-4, and the 5°, 6°, 7° and 8° of articl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

Article 1465 also applies for transactions carried out from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2023 in investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by A…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…0 December 2003 for 2004 and in the article 51 of finance law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2008 for 2009.II.The Corsican regional authority benefits from the general decentralisation grant that was av…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L656-2

…onfederation are deleted; 3° In article L. 611-1: a) In 6°, the words: "has disregarded article L. 5221-5 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "has failed to comply with the locally applicab…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Energy

Article L2224-32

…de, any new facility for the energy recovery of household or similar waste mentioned in articles L. 2224-13 and L. 2224-14 of this code, or any new renewable or low-carbon hydrogen production facility…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Standard formula

Article R352-10

…proportionality are defined in Article 88 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. The simplified methodologies for calculating the capital requirement of the mortality…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-30

…p transactions is specified in Article 377 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 6: Financial provisions

Article L5842-9

…5211-39-2, L. 5211-40-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019L. 5211-40-2order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-36, the report on the budget guidelines men…

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