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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Equalisation of tax resources

Article L3662-7

The articles L. 3335-1 and L. 3335-2 apply to the Metropole of Lyon.In 2015, 2016 and 2017, for the application of Article L. 3335-2 to the Rhône department and the Metropole of Lyon, the transfer dut…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Notification

Article L261-1

…by a producer subject to the obligation to seek ongoing exploitation provided for inarticle L. 132-27 of the Intellectual Property Code, of one or more cinematographic or audiovisual works, falling w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-1

For the purposes of this chapter, "unavailable book" means a book published in France before 1 January 2001 which is no longer distributed commercially by a publisher and which is not currently publis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-117

…al terms of the calculation of the ceiling of the fees defined in article R. 2333-114 change on 1st January of each year in proportion to the change in the engineering index, defined in a notice in th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishments in which pre-trial detention is carried out

Article D54

…ion of remand prisons and remand prison quarters is determined by the provisions of articles D. 112-27 and D. 112-28 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article D532-23-2

…l be made under the conditions set out in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1018 of 29 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater

…ecial reserve ceases for capital gains taxed in respect of financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2004.2. Amounts withdrawn from this reserve are credited to income for the financial year in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-544

The provisions of Title I of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002 relating to working hours and the organisation of work in the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-31

Physical persons convicted of one of the offences punishable under articles L. 242-27 to L. 242-30 also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Allocation of the resources of the inter-municipal equalisation fund.

Article R2573-44

The amount of taxes, duties and fees mentioned in Article 52 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is that entered in the administrative account…

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