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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article D312-1-1

…levied by the bank when it informs the customer, by letter, that he/she has issued a bounced cheque;13° Unauthorised debit letter charges: the account is debited with the charges levied by the bank wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…public about the services offered, the timescales for accessing them and the results obtained. L. 6313-1-1° L. 6313-1-2° L. 6313-1-3° L. 6313-1-4° Assessment indicators x x x x 1) The service provider…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis A

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…ipalities, an inter-municipal local town planning plan, under the conditions set out in articles L. 134-1 to L. 134-9 of the town planning code.III. - The territorial public establishments and the mun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…in h and i of II of this article is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…ion provided in public establishments and in the private establishments referred to in articles L. 613-7, L. 714-2 and L. 718-16 of the Education Code;agricultural education and vocational training re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…La Trinité, Le Robert and Le Lamentin, route nationale 2 which passes through the communes of Saint-Pierre, Le Carbet, Le Morne-Rouge, l'Ajoupa-Bouillon and Basse-Pointe, route nationale 3 which passe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…portion exceeding the rebilling, is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-1

…managing and financing, for annuities awarded in respect of accidents occurring before 1 January 2013, the annuity increases provided for in Article 1 of Law no. 74-1118 of 27 December 1974 relating…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Persons liable for payment of the tax

Article 284

I. - Any person who has been authorised to receive goods or services duty free, tax suspended under article 277 A or under the benefit of a reduced rate is liable to pay the tax or the additional tax,…

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