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

Article L2334-22-2

…er inhabitant of these municipalities are compared with the values for municipalities with 7,500 to 9,999 inhabitants; 3° For the application of 1° of article L. 2334-22 and article R. 2334-9, the pop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2573-43

…and collection takes place under the conditions provided for in Article 53 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - For the application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…nals employed by health centres covered by the agreements provided for in Articles L. 162-5, L. 162-9, L. 162-12-2, L. 162-12-9, L. 162-14, L. 162-16-1 and L. 162-32-1 of the Social Security Code;3° P…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-44

…Failing the conclusion of a company agreement within six months of the publication of the loi n° 2009-669 du 12 juin 2009 favorisant la diffusion et la protection de la création sur internet, et en l'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-28-4

…a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation subject to the tax provisions of article 1609 nonies C of the General Tax Code is a signatory to a city contract as defined in article 6 of law…

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

Article 238 septies B

…accordance with the procedures set out in this I. (Repealed for financial years ending on or after 29 September 1989.)III. - The provisions of I and II only apply to securities issued from 1st June 19…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 G

…their own tax system may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties, for a period of five years, undeveloped…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

I. - At the request of the taxpayer, income tax on long-term capital gains realised by a sole proprietorship on the sale for valuable consideration of all fixed assets allocated to the exercise of a p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

…for sole proprietorships that are registered there, under the conditions set out in article R. 123-294.If the person is not registered in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

…the claimant or his heirs, including in application of the agreement referred to in article L. 1143-9 of this Code, and the judgment ruling on the claimant's or his heirs' rights to compensation are s…

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