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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-49

The rate of the tourist tax is displayed at the accommodation providers, hoteliers, owners or other intermediaries responsible for collecting the tourist tax and held by the commune at the disposal of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Categories of revenue

Article R2331-4

…the temporary local surcharges levied under the conditions laid down by the law of 15 September 1942 relating to the levying of temporary local surcharges on general interest railways, local interes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant

Article R2334-4

…ing their spouse and dependants usually living in their household, mentioned in 3° of article L. 2334-17 is assessed on 30 June of the year preceding that for which the urban solidarity and social coh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article R2336-4

For the application of II of article L. 2336-5, the allocation reverting to the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation corresponds to the allocation calculated for the inter-municipal ent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-4

The management account is drawn up by the municipality's accounting officer in office at the close of the management. It is endorsed by the authorising officer, who certifies that the amount of recove…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article R2342-4

…authorises these enforcement measures in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 1617-24.Oppositions, when the matter falls within the jurisdiction of the judicial courts, are judged as s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-4

Where the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1384, 1384-0 A, 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code and to I and II bis of Article 1385 of the same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Advances and loans

Article R2337-4

Advances granted pursuant to articles R. 2336-1 to R. 2336-3 are reimbursed within a maximum of two years. The effective repayment period and the interest rate are set by the Minister of Finance.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-4

For the application of article L. 2511-20, the provisions of articles R. 2511-5 to R. 2511-16 apply to the following dwellings: 1° Dwellings owned or usufructuated by the municipality; 2° All dwelling…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article D47-4

…may perform the duties of specialised assistant to a judicial court referred to in articles 52-1,704,705 and 705-1, if the diploma validates training in at least one of the following subjects: I.-Acc…

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