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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-8

…ed by one or more bodies, notified by the State to the European Commission under Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised market…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L775-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6b: SME Innovation Account

Article L221-32-5

…and i and j of 1 bis of I of article 885-0 V bis of the General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017. The conditions set out in the penultimate paragraph of 1 and in c, e, f and i of 1 bis of I of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…it in respect of the research expenditure they incur during the year. The rate of the tax credit is 30% for the portion of research expenditure less than or equal to €100 million and 5% for the portio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…ies referred to in Article L. 313-21-1 shall each pay a flat-rate contribution of between €100 and €300, defined by order of the Minister for the Economy. Persons simultaneously carrying on the busine…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…amounts resulting from the application of 1.1 and 2.1 of Article 78 of Finance Act no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 for 2010, including the amounts provided for in VIII of the same 2.1, received or b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VB

…cle 150 A bis in force prior to the date of enactment of the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003) or to II of l'article 150 UB, the capital gain taxable under I of article 150 UB i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01 : Payment in full discharge for sole traders

Article 151-0

…to the bodies mentioned in articles L. 213-1 and L. 752-4 of the Social Security Code no later than 30 September of the year preceding that in respect of which it is exercised and, in the event of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Intervention by the fund in the event of the withdrawal of an insurance undertaking's administrative authorisation

Article L421-10-1

…f the French Republic which are compulsory insurance risks pursuant to article L. 242-1 falls below 30 million euros, an extraordinary contribution from insurance undertakings is called in. The amount…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-16

…igital projection equipment in cinemas existing on the date of promulgation of Act no. 2010-1149 of 30 September 2010 on the digital equipment of cinemas and the initial installation of digital projec…

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