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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Loan guarantees

Article L3231-4-1

I. - The provisions of the second, third and fourth paragraphs of article L. 3231-4 do not apply to loan guarantees or sureties granted by a département:1° For housing construction, acquisition or imp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Loan guarantees.

Article L4253-2

…ources;3° In application of the departmental plan provided for in Article 2 of the loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du droit au logement;4° Pour les opérations prévues à article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-2

…rvations of the Director General of the Treasury within a time limit that he shall set. This period may not be less than one day. If a member submits a written request within this time limit, the matt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance visit.

Article D6322-48

…s mentioned in Articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7. The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may also call in a person with special qualifications. Where the result of the inspection is positiv…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…entioned in 1° of B of II of the same article 278 sexies. In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte and La Réunion, the exemption applies to the construction of new homes for rental purposes a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2c: Marine fishing companies

Article 44 nonies

…e fishermen, subject to a real tax regime, who set up for the first time between 1 January 1997 and 31 December 2010, are determined, for the first sixty months of activity, after deduction of a 50% a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

…vent of failure to comply with one of the conditions set out in II or the sale of the object before 31 December of the fifth year following completion of the work, the tax reduction obtained in respec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-1

…ressive deduction made by the State from the proceeds of gambling in casinos; 2° Repealed; 3° Until 31 December 1995, the proceeds of the tax on the use of public slaughterhouses.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Purchases for resale

Article 1115

…es by lots triggering the right of pre-emption provided for in the article 10 of law no. 75-1351 of 31 December 1975 relating to the protection of occupants of residential premises or that provided fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Conditions for issuing, suspending or revoking approval for bodies providing training for local elected representatives (R)

Article R1221-21-4

…ctivity related to the exercise of local mandates in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 6313-1 to D. 6313-3-2, R. 6323-31 to R. 6323-40, R. 6323-45, and R. 6351-1 to R. 6363-1 of the Labour…

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