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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…subsidies received;22° The contribution provided for in Article 6 quater of the aforementioned Law No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983;23° The withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of Article 204 A of the G…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Derogations on a geographical basis

Article L3132-25-3

I. - The authorisations provided for in article L. 3132-20 are granted on the basis of a collective agreement or, failing that, a unilateral decision by the employer taken after a referendum. The coll…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial provisions

Article L5211-26

…bject to articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20. If the administrative account has not been adopted by 30 June of the year following the year in which the end of the exercise of powers was declared, the rep…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23

Temporary insurance policies in the event of death, as well as immediate life annuities or annuities in payment, may not be reduced or surrendered. Survivor's capital and survivor's annuity insurance,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-22

I.-The group solvency of the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 calculated using the deduction and aggregation method is equal to the difference between: a) The group's…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 B

…cle 197.II. - When the penalties provided for in c of 1 of Article 1728 and in b and c of article 1729 and the fine provided for in l'article 1737 are incurred for the same acts as those referred to i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

I. - Subject to the specific provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Book I relating to life insurance apply to the operations governed by this chapter, with the exception of Articles L. 131-1,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-17

I.-Conforming to article L. 425-4 of the town planning code, the applicant, the State representative in the department, any member of the departmental commercial development commission, any profession…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article L643-11

…oceedings within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 of 29 May 2000 on insolvency proceedings or within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article 3 of Regulatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-9

…ng the issue of copies or extracts and notices, notifications, summonses and communications 11.15 € 29 Receipt of the application for an ad hoc mandate, conciliation, safeguard, receivership and compu…

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