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Showing 26512660 of 3970 articles for Art. CE 29 January 1982 n° 18058

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

Article L2334-21

…opulation represents at least 15% of the population of the canton, to communes with headquarters of centralising offices, and to communes that were canton chief towns on 1 January 2014;Not eligible ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article L774-14

…and column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 518-2 with the exception of the last two sentences of its second paragraph Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 518-2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies D

…e deduction applies to the assets mentioned in the first paragraph of this I acquired as new from 1 January 2019 until 31 December 2022. II.-The deduction is spread on a straight-line basis over the n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

Payments made by plan holders whose tax domicile is in France and whose tax assessment in respect of income for the penultimate year does not exceed the limit mentioned in 1 bis of article 1657 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…s set up by the State, organisations representing patients and users of the healthcare system, producers of health data and public and private users of health data, including health research organisat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to the works

Article 511-4

…are of particular heritage interest and are intended for public distribution;2° They have been produced and directed under the following conditions:a) For cinematographic works of talking pictures, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01°: Energy savings

Article 1383-0 B

…from property tax on built-up properties at a rate of between 50% and 100% homes completed before 1 January 1989 that have been the subject, by the owner, of capital expenditure mentioned in article 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I bis

…ns defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt establishments carrying out, in premises that are freely accessible to the public, retail new books representing at least 50% of turnover during the reference…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Rules specific to the 1970-1974 five-yearly review

Article 1515

…of the municipalities in the department. The mayor shall have the said decisions posted in accordance with the procedure set out in article 1510.III. - The procedures for applying I and II are laid d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article L2334-36

…onomic, social, environmental, sporting and tourist fields or promoting the development or maintenance of public services in rural areas. The grant must not have the effect of having all or part of th…

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