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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

I. - Taxpayers domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 25% of the amount of interest on loans taken out to acqu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article D3142-8

…30 bis of the Code des pensions civiles et militaires de retraites and in Article 34 of Decree no. 2003-1306 of 26 December 2003 relating to the retirement scheme for civil servants affiliated to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…solidarité active according to the procedures defined in II and III of this article. From 1 January 2019, the territorial collectivity of Guyana and, from 1 January 2020, the department of Réunion wil…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-14

…nder which compensation will be paid to owners for easements instituted pursuant to articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23. It may provide for the operator to contribute financially to investment and operati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: TEMPORARY PROTECTION

Article L581-7

Under the conditions laid down in Article 7 of Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001, additional categories of displaced persons who are not referred to in the Council Decision provided for in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-95

The units or shares of undertakings referred to in 5° of the I of article L. 214-36 may represent more than 10% of the assets of the undertaking for collective investment in real estate, subject to co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Ventilation and sanitation of work premises.

Article R4722-1

The labour inspection officer referred to in article L. 8112-1 may ask the employer to have an accredited body or, in the absence of an accredited body, a body designated by order of the ministers res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 6: Discounts

Article A444-52

…ulated on portions of claim amounts greater than or equal to €3,040 with a maximum discount rate of 20%;2° Discounts on the proportional recovery and collection fees mentioned in Article A. 444-32 app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-26-3

…s laid down in the second and third paragraphs of II of Article 83 of the above-mentioned Decree of 20 November 2020.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Guarantees granted to the chairmen and members of advisory boards (R).

Article R4432-14

The provisions of articles R. 4135-1, R. 4135-3 and D. 4135-20 to D. 4135-23 apply to the chairmen and members of advisory councils.

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