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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-7

…opole of Lyon, the transfer duties on immovable property collected by the Rhône department in 2012, 2013 and 2014 are allocated 19.2% to the Rhône department and 80.8% to the Metropole of Lyon.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article L613-30-1

…ese funds are returned to users who are exempted from the declaration provided for inArticle L. 622-24 of the French Commercial Code. For the claim corresponding to the funds that could not be returne…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies FB

…it of the exceptional depreciation is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1408/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article R511-18

…nformation referred to in g), h), i) and k) of paragraph 1 of Article 450 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 published by credit institutions,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

I.-In the case of assignment of the exploitation right, where the author has suffered a loss of more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Control and prohibition of collective water misting systems

Article R1335-22

If the Prefect, on receipt of a referral from the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, considers that one of the requirements resulting from articles R. 1335-16 to R. 1335-20 has not been c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article R7226-26

…al to the allowance that may be allocated to a member of the Council, as defined in article R. 7226-24, increased by a coefficient of 1.9. The members of the bureau, other than the vice-presidents, re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-73

…ditions as the representatives of the département in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1424-24-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-25

…cle L. 571-2 are applicable to proceedings relating to offences under articles L. 572-23 and L. 572-24.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Appointment of representatives

Article L7343-26

The organisations recognised as representative of the platforms pursuant to Article L. 7343-24 appoint a number of representatives determined by decree.

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