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French General Tax CodeIn force
4c: Partial deductibility of the general social contribution

Article 154 quinquies

…the allowances provided for in 1 ter or 1 quater of article 150-0 D, as it stood prior to 1 January 2018, the fixed allowance provided for in 1 of I of article 150-0 D ter or the 50% allowance provide…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

…depends on the duration of human life, other than the activities referred to in classes 22, 23 and 26.21. Marriage and childbirth: Any transaction involving the payment of a lump sum in the event of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-10 (art. A212-167)

…premier degré. Brevet d'Etat de professeur. Brevet d'Etat du deuxième degré. Equitation Order of 12 September 1966 State certificate for instructors. Brevet d'Etat du premier degré. State certificate…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section XI: Special provisions applicable to property damage caused by mining.

Article L421-17

I.-Any person who owns a property that has suffered damage since 1st September 1998 as a result of current or past mining activity while it was occupied as their main residence shall be compensated fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…appendix to the declaration mentioned in 1 of the same article 287 filed in respect of the month of September; 2° In other cases, no later than 25 October, when filing the appendix to the declaration…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-208

…case of shares in limited liability companies issued by a company governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation and shares in mutual or cooperative banks, without preju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-4

…Maritime Fishing Code;12° The intervention bodies mentioned in Title II of Decree no. 53-974 of 30 September 1953;13° Le groupement interprofessionnel des fleurs et des plantes à parfum créé par la l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Preparations for the ballot.

Article R713-13

…dministrative authority mentioned in II of article R. 713-1 sets up the commission no later than 15 September preceding the election.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

…tions set out in this paragraph or during the calendar year preceding that of the allocation by 1st September of the year of the allocation at the latest, the prefect may draw up this list for all the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…ointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time hospital practitioners…

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