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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…ents;5° Maintaining good order at fairs and markets;6° Policing bathing pursuant to article L. 2213-23 of this code;7° De police de la conservation dans les dépendances domaniales incorporées au domai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…tmental building;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L. 312…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…46/647 of 21 July 2017 L. 621-10-1 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 621-10-2 Law no. 2018-898 of 23 October 2018 L. 621-11 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 621-12 Order no. 2019-964 of 18 Septem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article D2223-103

…completion of one of the inspections provided for in the fifth and sixth paragraphs of article D. 2223-102, the accredited inspection body shall submit the compliance inspection report to the departme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

…ed by the words: "of the Assembly of French Polynesia". V. - For the application of article R. 5211-23, the word: "préfectoral" is replaced by the words: "du haut-commissariat de la République en Poly…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Invoices

Article 289

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…ns or which require the use of products presenting a particular danger in breach of article L. 6211-23; 5° The performance, by a medical biology laboratory, of medically assisted procreation activitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quaterdecies

1 The net amount of short-term capital gains may be divided equally between the year in which they are realised and the following two years.It refers to the excess of these capital gains over capital…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…evelopment zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of Article 34 a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9° Tax credit for video game creators

Article 220 terdecies

I. - Video game creation companies subject to corporation tax or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 quindecies, 44 sexdecies and 44 septdecies may benefi…

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