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

Article L2333-52

The communes or public establishments for inter-communal cooperation which, on 31 December 1983, collected the special tax on gross receipts from the sale of transport tickets by companies operating s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208

…q. of the Monetary and Financial Code, in respect of the portion of profits arising from the net proceeds of their portfolio or from capital gains realised on the sale of securities or shares forming…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 unvicies

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a tax reduction in respect of cash subscriptions, made between 1 January 2006 and 31 December 2023, to the initial capit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Other obligations

Article 867

I. - Notaries, bailiffs, clerks and secretaries of central administrations shall keep columnar directories, on which they shall enter, day by day, and in order of number, namely:1° Notaries, all deeds…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-35

…t on the island and determines its priorities in terms of local development. The mission of the Office de l'environnement de la Corse is, within the framework of the guidelines defined by the Corsican…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work

Article D4154-1

…o the following dangerous chemical agents or ionising radiation: 1° Asbestos: servicing or maintenance operations on flockings or lagging; containment, removal or and demolition work; 2° The following…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 6: Financial guarantee.

Article R211-28

The financial guarantee provided by a credit institution or an insurance company is only accepted if this institution or company has its head office in the territory of a Member State of the European…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-3

If the eviction relates to a place inhabited by the person being evicted or by any occupant on his or her behalf, the court commissioner responsible for the eviction will send a copy of the eviction n…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General obligations

Article 286 quinquies

Any taxable person who facilitates, through the use of an electronic interface such as a marketplace, platform, portal or similar device, the supply of goods or services to a non-taxable person shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information by the French services

Article 695-9-33

…e reasons to assume that a Member State holds information falling within the scope of Article 695-9-31 useful for the prevention of an offence or for investigations to establish proof thereof or to tr…

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