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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article L3333-2

…d the metropolis of Lyon, a departmental share of the excise duty on energy mentioned in article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on electricity.II.-.For 2022, the amount…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D734-12

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D732-12

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Other payment instruments

Article D733-12

…the wording resulting from the decreeD. 133-1 to D. 133-32009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-4No. 2017-1314 of 31 August 2017D. 133-5 to D. 133-7n° 2009-934 of 29 July 2009D. 133-8 to D. 133-12No. 2018-12…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…s R. 123-220, R. 123-220-1, R. 123-221, R. 123-222, R. 123-222-1, R. 123-222-2, R. 123-223, R. 123-231, R. 123-232, R. 123-232-1, R. 123-233, R. 123-234, R. 123-234-1 and R. 123-234-2 are applicable i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Managing employment and skills - Preventing the consequences of economic change.

Article L320-4

…s such is required to send to the body responsible for collecting social security contributions, by 31 January each year at the latest, a statement indicating the number of employees who took early re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 202 quater

…n articles 8 and 8 ter or a société d'exercice libéral mentioned in article 2 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-1

…el et de résolution, after consulting the Autorité des marchés financiers and the Banque de France, may require, under conditions specified by decree, that clearing houses be subject to authorisation…

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

Article L2334-36

…nter-communal cooperation with their own tax status formed on 1st January of the year of allocation may benefit from the grant if it is the offspring of at least one public establishment for inter-com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Tax fraud, combating money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L772-10

…mentioned in Article L. 712-10. III.For application in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article L. 561-31-2 : 1° In the second paragraph of I, the words: "the Europol national unit mentioned in paragraph…

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