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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-54

In municipalities that carry out actions to promote tourism, the municipal council may institute a levy on the gross gaming revenue in casinos. The maximum rate of levies operated by municipalities on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2 : Management and administration of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-58

…designation of the shareholder(s) concerned holding more than 10% of the voting rights and, in the case of a corporate shareholder, the company controlling it within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 ;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…June 2022 on regional aid zones and investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises, local authorities or their groupings may, alone or jointly, grant, subject to the provisions of Commis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-5

Prior to setting the measures provided for in article R. 2225-4, a communal external fire defence scheme may be drawn up by the mayor.This scheme, drawn up in accordance with the departmental regulati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Approval of professional associations

Article R519-54

…hed in its annual report. If the representativeness criterion has not been met on the date the application for authorisation is submitted, the association submits an operational plan to the Autorité d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-54

When the ballot takes place by post, the ballot papers, envelopes and supporting documents are produced by the administration at its own expense. Only electoral material supplied by the administration…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-5

…order shall determine the procedures for the conduct of current business and shall set, where applicable, the date and procedures for convening an extraordinary general meeting to elect a new executi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5

The procedure referred to in IV of Article L. 464-2 is carried out by means of a request addressed either to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or to the General R…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R711-55

…institutions in the network at national level. It consolidates the information and data required to carry out its missions defined in Article L. 711-16 and which are transmitted, at its request, by th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-5

…mily rights, in accordance with the provisions ofarticle 131-26 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Disqualification from holding a public office or from engaging in the professional or social activity in the e…

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