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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-13

…nicipality is subject to a levy under this article and benefits from an allocation under article L. 2531-14, the amount of the levy may not exceed that of the allocation. The levy for municipalities t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

…ticle 3 of the aforementioned Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 for the purposes of entering this information in the database established by this Of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

…and rights resulting from the accounting records in these accounts on the basis of Articles L. 310-25 and L. 326-1 to L. 327-6 of this Code, Articles 2331 and 2377 of the Civil Code, Book VI of the C…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

…121-5 of the Intellectual Property Code and the principles set out in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-25 of the same code relating to the determination of their remuneration. These standard clauses are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 1)

…n the free edge of the central incisors) :Limited to 30 mm 5 %Limited to 20 mm 17 %Limited to 10 mm 25 %Temporomandibular joint disorders :Mild form :- unilateral 3 %- bilateral5 %Severe form35 à 10 %…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…cle L. 335-4 and Articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-4, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age;Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-45

…the regional unions that elect their representatives according to the following distribution key:a) 25% is divided equally between all the unions representing the same profession;b) 75%, after deducti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quindecies

…article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code in its version prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equity funds, s…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Penalties involving deprivation of rights.

Article 432

…published at the expense of the convicted person in accordance with article 243 of law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the reorganisation and judicial liquidation of companies.

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