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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-48

…the same code, is equal to 80% of the annual amount of the social security ceiling in force on 1st January of the calendar year in question, in order to validate a quarter taken into account in accor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article R3232-1

…ommunes located in mountain areas, within the meaning of the articles 3 and 4 of Law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 on the development and protection of mountain areas. Municipalities and public establis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Decision-making body

Article R5211-1-1

…llocation of seats on the deliberative body, is that of the municipal population authenticated on 1 January of the current year, in the following cases:1° Creation of a public establishment of inter-m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe VIII

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
35° : Tax credit for the first subscription to a newspaper, periodical or online press service providing political and general information

Article 200 sexdecies

…not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid, until 31 December 2022, by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, in respect of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

…4 of Law no. 2010-1658 of 29 December 2010 on amending finance for 2010, in the version in force on 31 December 2016, is positive. For each tax, the exemption is equal to nine tenths of the difference…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

…This contribution is calculated in proportion to the number of people insured with each of them on 31 March 2002, in application of article L. 752-1 of the Rural Code, as it read prior to 1 April 200…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

…1° The penultimate year preceding that of the offer of the advance when the latter occurs between 1 January and 31 May;2° The year preceding that of the offer of the advance when the latter occurs bet…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

…mony within six months of the issue of the certificate of French nationality referred to in Article 31.During the reception ceremony, the charter of rights and duties of French citizens referred to in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-38

…event of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 222-5, L. 222-7 to L. 222-18, R. 222-20, R. 222-31 and R. 222-32 as well as the provisions of the sports agents' regulations issued on the basis of…

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