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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…ch Republic.Where there are several baselines, the one closest to the coast is used.II. - 1° From 1 January 2023, the rates of the departmental mining royalty are set at:- €36.60 per kilogram of gold…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 74-2

…etrators of terrorist offences who has failed to comply with the obligations set out in Article 706-25-7;5° Person entered in the automated national judicial file for perpetrators of sexual or violent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter S

…ary to reimburse the benefit unduly received. This may not exceed the amount of the tax credit plus 25%. A decree defines the terms and conditions for the repayment of the undue benefit by the benefic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…own the status of co-ownership of built-up properties; 17° Of Titles I and III of Law no. 70-9 of 2 January 1970 regulating the conditions under which activities relating to certain transactions invol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…al rights and freedoms of individuals in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. II. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

…l market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty. The exemption ceases to apply from 1 January of the year following the year in which no commercial or craft activity is carried out withi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
32°: Tax credit for students to finance their higher education

Article 200 terdecies

…mbating tax fraud and evasion, comply with equivalent regulations. II. - The tax credit is equal to 25% of the amount of annual interest actually paid, up to a limit of €1,000. It is allocated from th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-14

…tained by adding the ratios referred to in 1°, 2° and 3°, weighting the first at 50%, the second at 25% and the third at 25%.III. - The allocation for each eligible municipality is calculated by multi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Central depositories

Article L441-1

…rd countries authorised to provide in France, through a branch, the services referred to in Article 25(2) of that Regulation; 3° Central securities depositories authorised to provide in France, under…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…article L. 2123-20, contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to article L. 2123-25-2, contributions to pension schemes pursuant to articles L. 2123-27 and L. 2123-28, contributions…

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