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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable premises

Article 1407

…ust submit a declaration to the tax department of the place where the property is located, before 1 January of each year in respect of which the exemption is applicable, together with all the informat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AC

…ion must be filed.The processing mentioned in the second paragraph is subject to law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.II. - For the purposes of applyi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter D

…e data in this register for a period of ten years. Any such processing is subject to Act 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. II. III.-The platform operator…

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

Article L2333-9

…the provisions of articles L. 2333-12 and L. 2333-16, these maximum rates are, with effect from 1st January 2009, per square metre and per year:1° For advertising and signs displayed using a non-digit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-35

…ly populated, as defined by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, on 1 January of the year preceding the year in respect of which the allocation is made, located in public…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-5

…nt Code;10° Where applicable, the massif committees provided for in Article 3 of Law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas.The public persons mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-9

…the Internal Security Code; 3° The civic reserve referred to in Article 1 of Law No. 2017-86 of 27 January 2017 on equality and citizenship, and the thematic reserves it comprises;4° The health reser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L72-103-2

…ion of local authority staff;6° Under the conditions set out in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 containing statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L773-21

…ropean Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended by Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018; b) The words: "the provisions of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L774-21

…ropean Parliament and of the Council are replaced by references toArticle 126 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended by Order No. 2018-1125 of 12 December 2018; b) The words: "the provisions of…

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