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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 975

I.-The immovable property or rights mentioned in 1° of article 965 and the units or shares mentioned in 2° of the same article 965 representing these same properties or rights, when these properties o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-55-3

I. - Casinos governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the code de la sécurité intérieure, holding a récépissé de déclaration d'entrepreneur de spectacles vivants valant licence, may benefit from a tax…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-23

I. - The public persons defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 2573-29 and their concessionaires, to whom the interested owners have not given the necessary facilities for the establishment, ope…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…ing from the use of computerised processing ; these procedures enable management to ensure that its directives are complied with;- the main resources implemented by the entity to ensure the proper fun…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

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

…ooth running of sporting competitions or exceptional circumstances, and except in cases of force majeure, the postponement of the case may not be requested.In other cases and except in cases of force…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-5 (art. R322-29)

…ion to the name and address of the manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the European Community, any useful data concerning: a) Instructions for storage, use, cleaning, maintena…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 sexies

I. - For all companies, with the exception of those referred to in IIa to VI:1. Turnover is equal to the sum of:- sales of manufactured products, services and goods;- royalties for concessions, patent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

I. - Deliberations by local authorities and competent bodies relating to direct local taxation, other than those setting either the rates or the products of taxation, and other than those instituting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…s basic allocation is equal for each commune to the product of its population by an amount of 64.46 euros per inhabitant to 128.93 euros per inhabitant in increasing proportion to the population of th…

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