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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IIa: Annual tax on office premises, commercial premises, storage premises and parking areas levied in the Ile-de-France region

Article 231 ter

…Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d'Oise and Yvelines.II. - Private or public persons who own taxable premises or hold a right in rem relating to such premises are subject to the tax.The tax is pai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4211-1

…mission, while respecting the remit of the départements and communes and, where appropriate, in collaboration with these local authorities and the State, is to contribute to the economic, social and c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 undecies

…tax with sales of less than 20 million euros in their last financial year may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to the amount, excluding tax and excluding costs of any kind, in particular…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 ter

…or previously assembled and presented in containers not intended for retail sale so as to be consumable as they are;4° Which are not alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article L331-28

…ures referred to in Article L. 331-5 do not, as a result of their mutual incompatibility or their inability to interoperate, result in limitations in the use of a work that are additional to and indep…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1611-7-2

…ection of revenue or payment of expenditure relating thereto to the bodies mentioned in Article 238 bis 4 of the General Tax Code whose purpose is to participate in the creation, development or takeov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibition on cash payment of certain claims

Article L112-6

…r not the transaction is for business purposes and the person for whose benefit the payment is made.Above a monthly amount set by decree, the payment of salaries and wages is subject to the prohibitio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-33

In the absence of a written request from the owner of a patent or a supplementary protection certificate attached to a patent or from a person entitled to exploit the patented invention or the subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 D

…following are exempt from value added tax:1° Rentals of land and buildings for agricultural use;1° bis Rentals of buildings resulting from a lease conferring a right in rem;2° Rentals of undeveloped…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to reinstatement in employment or office.

Article L2422-1

When the competent Minister annuls, on a hierarchical appeal, the decision of the Labour Inspector authorising the dismissal of an employee holding one of the mandates listed below, or when the admini…

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