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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-23

…2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 on the finances for 2005, in the article 59 of finance law no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003 for 2004 and in the article 51 of finance law no. 2008-1425 of 27 December 2…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L114-16

…no. 83-634 of 13th July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, law no. 84-16 of 11th January 1984 on the statutory provisions relating to the State civil service and law no. 84-53 of 26…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L151-2

…orial Authorities. The Corsican regional authority replaces the tourist offices and agency from 1st January 2003, unless the Assembly of Corsica decides otherwise. The territorial collectivity of Cors…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 187

…at 15% for income referred to in 1° of article 118 and relating to securities issued on or after 1 January 1965 as well as for redemption lots and premiums referred to in 2° of article 118 and relati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

I. - Articles L. 2331-5to L. 2331-8, the first paragraph of article L. 2331-9 and article L. 2331-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants.

Article L4332-3

…ities grant in 2007.From 2009, the amount allocated to each region is equal to that for 2008.From 1 January 2016, when a region is formed by grouping together several regions, in accordance with Artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

I.-In the priority development zones defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023 and that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the mea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Local investment support grant

Article L2334-42

…llocated on the basis of the population of the regions and the Department of Mayotte, assessed at 1 January of the previous year and as defined in article L. 4332-4-1 for the regions and in article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe V

…ndicators mentioned below are established, unless otherwise indicated, for the financial year or at 31 December of the financial year concerned by the report and for the entire territory for which the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

I.-Until 31 December 2001, allocations from the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are determined by applying a flat-rate compensation rate of 16.176% to actual investment expenditure, as defined by de…

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