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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R621-48

…f contractual agents governed by public law are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State, with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Failure to declare or late declaration

Article 1728

…charged to the taxpayer or resulting from the declaration or deed filed late, of an increase of:a. 10% in the absence of a formal notice or in the event that the declaration or deed is filed within t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L775-15

…09-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-3-1 Act no. 2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 521-3-2 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 521-4 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Collection of data and information

Article R444-18

…offices and that devoted to the companies mentioned in third paragraph of article 29 of the law of 10 July 2000 regulating voluntary sales of furniture by public auction ;10° Of the total number of o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°g: Priority development zones

Article 1383 J

…and for the same duration as the latter.III.The exemptions provided for in I and II apply from 1st January of the year following the year in which the property is attached to a qualifying establishme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Examination for admission to the traineeship

Article A321-19

…rks obtained by the candidate in all the eligibility and admission tests is equal to or higher than 10 out of 20.The mark obtained in the optional language test is taken into account, for the calculat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Coverage of cash requirements and investment financing

Article 916-17

…ths of the sums entered in respect of 2019 in their automatic accounts.For cinemas opened since 1st January 2019, the total amount of aid is determined on the basis of a provisional amount of revenue…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398 A

…an farming or forestry does not exceed 50% of the turnover from farming and forestry activities or €100,000. These amounts are assessed inclusive of reimbursements of expenses and inclusive of tax.The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

…l data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC and Articles 56 and 110 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. II.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Urban equalisation grant.

Article R3334-2

…vailable on the website of the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques on 1st January of the allocation year and, on the other hand, the municipal population of all the communes…

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