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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies.

Article D1862-1

…y of French Polynesia, under the conditions laid down by the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

…to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8

…the first paragraph of Article 6 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between communes, départements, regions and the Stat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

…xports of agricultural products.Ia. - The rate of the flat-rate refund is set for sales made from 1 January 2014:1° At 5.59% for milk, farmyard animals, eggs, animals for slaughter and charcuterie def…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Aa: Correction applied to allowances when the departmental share of property tax on built-up properties is transferred to the communes

Article 1518 quater

…tment applied in 2020 on the territory of the municipality. II.-For business premises existing on 1 January 2020 and assessed in application of article 1498, for the application of I of this article,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FC

…inquies E et 39 quinquies F.II. - The provisions of this article apply to investments made before 1 January 2011.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-7

Pursuant to the provisions of IV of article 31 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978, the organiser of a sporting event or competition responsible for the data processing defined in article R. 3…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Collectivités régies par l'article 73 de la Constitution et collectivités de Saint-Barthélemy, de Saint-Martin et de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon - Temporary regime

Article 750 bis C

…tions of inherited property meeting the conditions set out in II of Article 750, drawn up between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2028, are exempt from the 2.50% duty up to the value of property locate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 1004

…ives are published in the Journal Officiel, at the instigation of the tax department. Each year, in January, the administration publishes a list of foreign insurers with a responsible representative o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-12

…regulatory provisions or customs in force has been contested before the competent courts prior to 5 January 1967.

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