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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…ts with the most significant urban dysfunctions taken pursuant to the II de l'article 9-1 de la loi n° 2003-710 du 1er août 2003 d'orientation et de programmation pour la ville et la rénovation urbain…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transitional measures

Article R352-27

I.-Subject to the application of the provisions of articles L. 352-1, R. 352-2 and R. 352-5, the following rules apply: a) Until 31 December 2017, the standard parameters to be used to calculate the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies E

…ngs intended for the purification of industrial water, in accordance with the provisions of the loi n° 64-1245 du 16 décembre 1964 as amended, may, upon completion of these buildings, take exceptional…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° ter: Special provisions for urban renewal projects covered by an agreement with the National Agency for Urban Renewal (ANRU)

Article 1384 G

…of social rental housing demolished under the conditions provided for in articles 6 and 9-1 of law n° 2003-710 of 1st August 2003 on the guidelines and programming for towns and urban renewal and pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2573-37

…s provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article L. 2253-2, after the words: "L. 1521-1 and L. 1522-1" are added the words: "as well as by article L. 1862-2 and by article 2 of law n°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4421-2

…llectivité de Corse is substituted for the collectivité territoriale de Corse instituted by the Loi n° 91-428 du 13 mai 1991 portant statut de la collectivité territoriale de Corse et aux départements…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Council (R).

Article R2113-16

In the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et dans les communes déléguées menti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation and composition

Article R7124-4

…kes into account in particular their representativeness in French Guyana, within the meaning of loi n° 2008-789 du 20 août 2008 portant rénovation de la démocratie sociale et réforme du temps de trava…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…s cease to apply to the determination of results for financial years ending on or after 31 December 1997. The provisions for price fluctuations recorded in the balance sheet at the start of the first…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-4

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to inarticle L. 141-3 may rent out furnished accommodation in built-up property, known as seasonal lets, as defined in article 1-1 of the a…

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