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

Article L2334-18-2

The allocation for each eligible municipality is equal to its population multiplied by the value of the index allocated to it. This product is weighted by the tax effort up to a limit of 1.3 and by a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tertricies

…ivileges as value added tax. Claims are lodged, investigated and judged according to the rules applicable to this same tax.It is allocated in proportion to the stakes bet on each speciality, trotting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R1112-81

…n II to VI below. II. - In public health establishments, other than Assistance publique-hopitaux de Paris, the committee may also include one or more of the following members: 1° The chairman of the e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1671

…th the tax authorities, who undertakes to complete the formalities incumbent on him and, where applicable, to pay the levies on his behalf.The obligation to appoint a tax representative does not apply…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-12

…issued on the proposal of the minister responsible for the city and the minister responsible for local authorities. The committee comprises: 1° The president of the Ile-de-France regional council; 2°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies

…taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets excluding financial expenses, allocated to their business and which they acquire or manufacture from 15 April 2015 until 14 April 2017…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-3

…aptations provided for in this chapter, chapters I and V of title I of book I of this part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of articles L. 1111-1, L. 1111-3 to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-2

…hority, to forward the additional information required to examine the file; > 4° To pay, where applicable, the costs associated with these formalities; > 5° Receive information on the follow-up and fo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article L714-1

…llowed for payment of the rental debt granted by a decision of the judge seised pursuant to Article 24 of Law No. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending the loi n° 86-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Arrest and surrender

Article 627-14

…rom the international court. The decision to surrender is taken by the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal after it has informed the person concerned of his or her right to a formal sur…

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