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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 4

…ment. (9) Regardless of their value, project management contracts must be in writing (cf. article L.2432-1 of the Public Order Code).4112. Public contracts not subject to the obligation to be in writi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

…akes to achieve, within the annual limits of €12,000 for single, widowed or divorced taxpayers and €24,000 for married taxpayers or those linked by a civil solidarity pact and subject to joint taxatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-2-1

…entities' financial statements is different from that of the consolidating entity.Subsequent events 24. As part of the audit of the entities' accounting information, the statutory auditor or the profe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…e R. 561-5-1 5° of the Monetary and Financial Code. Unincorporated collective investment schemes >. 24. Where the client is an unincorporated collective investment scheme, the statutory auditor shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Rubrique 2

…the civil service, transfer, secondment, etc. (6) This refers to the implementation of article L. 1224-3 of the French Labour Code, for the period preceding either the employee's new contract or dismi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…Journal officiel de la République Française of the deliberation of the CNC's Board of Directors of 24 November 2016 and is applicable until 31 December 2020, the date on which the GBER expires, or, w…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 quindecies

…graph of Article L. 811-1 of the Energy Code; 9° Biomass refers to the biomass defined in Article 2.24 of the ENR Directive. By way of derogation from 1° and 2° of this I, the ethanol diesel referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-31

I.-Without prejudice to the provisions of article 23 of law no. 46-628 of 8 April 1946 on the nationalisation of electricity and gas, local and regional authorities or their public cooperation establi…

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