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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: The Assize Court

Article A36-12

…is2,300Savoie390(Arr. 13 sept. 2006, art. 2) Seine-et-Marne1,400Seine-Saint-Denis2,000Val-de-Marne1,700Var1,000Yonne350The provisions of this article cease to apply if, as a result of an officially re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

…eposited therein in the form of a donation either to a legal entity covered by Article 1 of Law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and socially responsible economy, or to a financing organisat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-11

The award of direct allocations is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in applic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R613-28

…contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 ; this rate may include a fixed margin, where applicable.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater B bis

…rch organisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European Commission Communication No. 2014/ C 198/01 on the framework for State aid for research, development and demonstration activities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-9

…provided for in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-36 law no. 2015-991 of 7 August 2015 L. 5211-37 Order no. 2006-460 of 21 April 2006 L. 5211-39 law no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-58

The provisions of articles L. 512-55 to L. 512-57 are applicable to the caisses de crédit mutuel of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, governed by the local law of 1 May 1889, as amended, on cooperative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical biology

Article L6433-1

…11-3-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting respectively from Law no. 2023-379 of 19 May 2023 on improving access to care by trusting healthcare professionals and Law no. 2016-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Resources and means

Article D1233-29

…st's mission within the limit of the registration period provided for by article 5 of decree no. 2017-930 of 9 May 2017 relating to the civic reserve.

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