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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Rural solidarity grant.

Article L2334-21

The first fraction of the rural solidarity grant is allocated to communes whose population represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising office…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

…contain : 1° A mention of the judge's authorisation or the title by virtue of which the seizure is carried out; these documents are attached to the deed; however, in the case of a notarial deed, only…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-21

…takes both their names, within the limit of the first surname for each of them, joined in alphabetical order. In the event of the birth abroad of a child of whom at least one of the parents is French…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-21

…e and intangible investment, professional equality between men and women within the company, equity capital, debt, all elements of remuneration for employees and managers, social and cultural activiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…I of this article;2° Depreciation allowed as a deduction, net of taxable reversals and fractions of capital gains or losses corresponding to depreciation deducted, to depreciation expressly excluded f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-21

…border merger; and 3° The exchange ratio of the securities, units or shares representing the share capital and, where applicable, the amount of the balancing payment; > The terms and conditions of th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 210 F

I. - Net capital gains generated on the disposal of premises for office, commercial or industrial use or building land by a legal entity subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ordinary law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities.

Article R210-21

…008-1401 du 19 décembre 2008 relatif à l'accréditation et à l'évaluation de conformité pris en application de l'article 137 of law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy or…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…of spirit drinks in the presentation and labelling of other foodstuffs, the protection of geographical indications relating to spirit drinks, and the use of ethyl alcohol and distillates of agricultu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

Profits invested in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories may, unde…

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