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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 B

I.-Locations and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 916-40

Aid is awarded and its amount is determined, up to a limit of €800,000 per company or organisation, taking into consideration:1° The following general criteria:a) The project's suitability for the obj…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 755

Assets held in an account held abroad, within the meaning of the second paragraph of article 1649 A, or in a capitalisation contract or an investment of the same nature subscribed abroad, within the m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-2

…gement consultancy services, excluding arbitration and conciliation services, and related services; 17° Architectural services, engineering services and integrated engineering services, urban planning…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article R541-2

…ithout prejudice to the penalty provided for in Article L. 531-6" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 512-17, the references: "R. 512-18 to R. 512-24" are replaced by the references: "R. 512-18 to R. 512-21…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-1

…for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the code are applicable in the Department of Mayotte:1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 123-171-1, R. 122-1 à R. 122-17, R. 123-209 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation decisions

Article R1333-126

…ued to the natural or legal person responsible for the nuclear activity and is not transferable. It may impose appropriate restrictions on the conditions under which the nuclear activity is carried ou…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-76

…the amount of compensation awarded to the claimant for the damage mentioned in I of article L. 421-17.The claimant is presumed to have suffered the damage mentioned in the description drawn up by the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Chargeable event and chargeability

Article 269

…rigeration or similar goods giving rise to successive statements of account or collections, the tax may, at the option of the taxpayer, become chargeable at the time of debiting; in any event, it beco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-3

…thority's hotel;2° Expenditure relating to the function allowances provided for in articles L. 7125-17 to L. 7125-20 and to the training costs mentioned in article L. 7125-14 as well as contributions…

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