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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…pean Union to de minimis aid in the agriculture sector or Commission Regulation (EU) No 717/2014 of 27 June 2014 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Euro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…6° Opinion on the suspension of a contractual practitioner, as provided for in article R. 6152-414 ;27° Avis sur la prolongation d'activité d'un praticien contractuel, prévu à l'article R. 6152-424 ;2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…ns at the times set by the Board of Directors shall be subject to the provisions of Articles L. 228-27 to L. 228-29 of the Commercial Code, unless the defaulting shareholder is a local authority. Arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…g performed, it shall continue the analysis in accordance with the principles set out in paragraphs 27 to 30. >. Dealing with the risk situation 27. The statutory auditor exposed to a risk situation s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° septies: Tax reduction for property restoration in protected areas, run-down old districts and protected zones

Article 199 tervicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of l'article 4 B benefit from an income tax reduction for the expenses they incur for the complete restoration of a built building:1° - Located in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1382

The following are exempt from property tax on built properties:1° Buildings owned by the State and local authorities, when they are assigned to a public service or of general utility and do not produc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 B

I. - For the calculation of business property tax assessments for 2010, the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status vote a relay rate, under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

I. - The communauté de communes automatically exercises, in place of the member communes, the competences falling within each of the following groups: 1° Spatial planning for the implementation of act…

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