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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-31

I.-For the application of article D. 4425-30: a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the Corsican local authority, as it r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-79

…he resolution.II. - The provisions of sections III and IIIa of chapter V of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967, with the exception of those relating exclusively to commercial companies, are applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 A

…tax, on the annex to the declaration mentioned in 1 of article 287 filed in respect of the month of March or the first quarter of the year in respect of which the tax is due ;2° For persons not liable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…cle 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-7

…621-6 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-18

…e governing body of a political party or grouping subject to the provisions of law no. 88-227 of 11 March 1988 or of a foreign political party or grouping;3° Member of a Supreme Court, Constitutional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies

…for fictional and animated audiovisual works and documentary audiovisual works. It is increased to 30% for animated cinematographic works and for cinematographic works other than animated works produ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

…mmunication to the public by a radio service, within the meaning of Article 2 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, with the exception of radio services whose main progr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 B

…t from start-up aid for young farmers provided for in article D. 343-3 du code rural et de la pêche maritime , is determined, for the first sixty months of activity, from the date the first aid is gra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6

…allis and Futuna Islands subject to the following adaptations: 1° In articles L. 1333-8 and L. 1333-30, the reference to Chapter I of Title V of Book IV of Part IV of the Labour Code shall be replaced…

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