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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-7

The territorial council chooses to vote on the local authority's budget by nature or, from 1 January 2009, by function.If the budget is voted on by nature, it also includes a cross-referenced presenta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-7

The territorial council chooses to vote on the local authority's budget by nature or, from 1 January 2009, by function.If the budget is voted on by nature, it also includes a cross-referenced presenta…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…ts 1° quater, 6° bis, 9° bis only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis ofArticle 21 of Law 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 and 17° bis for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Accommodation

Article L552-7

The integrated reception and guidance service referred to in Article L. 345-2 of the Social Action and Family Code sends the French Immigration and Integration Office a monthly list of people accommod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 H

Gifts inter vivos, made in full ownership and evidenced by a notarised deed signed between 1 January and 31 December 2015, of building land defined in 1° of 2 of I of Article 257 are exempt from free…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Purchases for resale

Article 1115

Subject to the provisions of article 1020, acquisitions of real estate, goodwill and shares in real estate companies made by taxable persons within the meaning of article 256 A are exempt from transfe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 B

I. - Companies that benefit from the exemptions provided for in Articles 44 sexies and 44 quindecies may be temporarily exempted, under the conditions set out in Article 1464 C, from the business prop…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

In the event that the local authority's budget has not been adopted before 1 January of the financial year to which it applies, the president of the territorial council is entitled, until the adoption…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-8

The income is assessed each month for doctors in private practice or working as self-employed collaborators and each quarter for students or doctors working on a locum basis. At the end of each month…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Decision-making body

Article R5211-1-1

…enewal of the municipal councils of the member municipalities in accordance with VII of Article L. 5211-6-1.II. - Between two general renewals of municipal councils, the population figure to be referr…

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