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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

The revenues of the budget of the communauté de communes include:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-4

…esentatives is to manage the individual right to training provided for by articles L. 2123-12-1, L. 3123-10-1, L. 4135-10-1, L. 7125-12-1, L. 7227-12-1 and the article L. 121-37-1 of the New Caledonia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

I.-In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, the employer, administrator or liquidator, as the case may be, who envisages redundancies, implements a redundancy plan under the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…rticles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: FIAs open to non-professional investors

Article L742-8

…icable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013 676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L743-8

…icable articles In the wording resulting from L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-24-28 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-24-29 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 214-24-30 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe I

…F COMPANIES I. - Definition of accounting books Under the terms of the articles 59 and 60 du décret n° 85-1389 du 27 décembre 1985, la comptabilité spéciale des administrateurs judiciaires et des mand…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional obligations

Article R422-55-1

…he European Economic Area or the Swiss Confederation and authorised to represent persons before the central industrial property service of that State ; 3° By attending symposia or conferences of a leg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 L

…real estate security contribution is levied shall give rise to the collection of a contribution reduced by half, subject to the provisions of Article 881 M :1° Where they involve the low-income housin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463 B

…s defined in II of the same Article 44 septdecies that they have created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023, from the year following that of their creation.For seven years from the year follo…

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