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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Loan categories

Article L754-4

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-11

The proceeds of sums payable under the third paragraph of Article L. 1331-1 and the articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3, L. 1331-6, L. 1331-7, L. 1331-8 and L. 1331-10 of the French Public Health Code is ad…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-32

The health insurance bodies entrusted by the order referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 1435-10 with the payment of certain expenses falling within the remit of the regional intervention f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article R5721-2

When a mixed syndicate defined in article L. 5721-2 no longer counts, as a result of the application of articles L. 5211-41-1, L. 5215-22, L. 5215-40-1, L. 5216-7 and L. 5216-10, only one member, its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-27

If the constituent agreement so provides, the General Meeting may elect from among its members a select committee to which it delegates, for a fixed renewable term, some of its powers from among those…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-1

I. - Where the performer has transferred all or part of his exploitation rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, expl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax on the costs of chambers of trade and craft associations

Article 1601

An additional tax on business property tax is levied for the benefit of CMA France and the chambers of trade mentioned in article 1 of law no. 48-977 of 16 June 1948 relating to the tax for chamber of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

It is instituted, for the benefit of the établissements publics fonciers mentioned in article L. 321-1 of the town planning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

I.-Gifts of full ownership of sums of money made to a child, grandchild, great-grandchild or, in the absence of such a descendant, a nephew or niece, are exempt from free transfer tax up to a limit of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

VI-1. Automatic financial assistance for the video editing of cinematographic and audiovisual worksV-1.1 Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment grant(Articles 611-10 e…

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