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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article R3332-2

…etermined in accordance with the provisions adopted for the application of article 67 of law n° 53-79 of 7 February 1953 and relating to the fixing at uniform values of the proportional royalties refe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…rticipation of each person in the proceedings and the adversarial nature of the proceedings.Article 9Documents and pleadings referred to in these rules shall be sent by registered post with acknowledg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article L1271-10

…by specialised organisations and establishments or the establishments mentioned in article L. 1271-9, which have been authorised under conditions determined by decree and which ensure reimbursement t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L571-2

The judicial authorities responsible for prosecuting offences under Articles L. 571-3 to L. 571-9 and L. 571-14 to L. 571-16 may, at any stage of the proceedings, request the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Legal proceedings.

Article L5213-21

…bring a civil action based on non-compliance with the provisions of articles L. 5213-7 and L. 5213-9 to L. 5213-12, where such non-compliance causes definite harm to the collective interest they repr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R515-25

…tutory auditors appointed in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 511-38, D. 511-8, D. 511-9 and D. 612-53 to R. 612-60. The statutory auditors are subject to the obligations set out in artic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

Where the second paragraph of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Operating conditions.

Article L811-7

…uropean economic interest grouping or partners in a holding company governed by Title IV of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in company form of liberal professions subject…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quinquies

…od used to calculate the contribution on the value added of businesses for the previous year and 31 December of the year of assessment. If a company is set up during the tax year, the period used corr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663

…3° nonies of Article 208 in respect of the taxation of capital gains referred to in IV of Article 219 is payable on 15 December of the year of option for a quarter of its amount, with the balance bein…

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