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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 ter

…ed by the customs service under the same guarantees, privileges and sanctions as for customs duties.30% of the proceeds of the tax are allocated to the budget of coastal municipalities that have been…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-5

…hs recorded in this establishment and the population of the commune in which it is situated exceeds 30%. The contribution of each municipality is fixed by applying to the expenditure referred to in th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article R311-8

…olution college provisionally takes the protective measures listed in Articles L. 311-29 and L. 311-30, it shall inform the person concerned. The person concerned is given five working days to submit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

…Articles L. 255-2 to L. 255-19 of the Construction and Housing Code is subject to a rebate of up to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90% or 100% for the duration of the lease.To benefit from this deducti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-10

…area, set the rates provided for by 1° of B of article L. 2333-9 to a level less than or equal to €30 per square metre.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Merger of a region and its constituent départements

Article L4124-1

…includes mountain areas delimited in accordance with the article 3 of the aforementioned law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985, the relevant massif committees are consulted on the merger project. Their opin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article A134-7

…L. 134-1 respectively is sent to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution each year by 30 April at the latest, by year of maturity and by level of cover:the number of contracts or members…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the central pricing office.

Article A250-1

…ecified in Annex I to Article A. 125-1;-contracts covering property used for professional purposes: 30% of the amount of direct material damage suffered by the insured, per establishment and per event…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6362-10

…authority. The vote of the territorial council approving the accounts must take place no later than 30 June of the year following the financial year. The administrative account is approved if a majori…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…rovided that it is easily accessible, and this until the date set in article 6 bis of the decree of 30 January 2002 relating to the characteristics of decent housing taken for the application ofarticl…

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